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Showing 67216730 of 50010 articles for Art. CJEC – Metro I – 25 Oct. 1977 – case 26/76

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4412-95

Independently of the provisions of this section, the work and interventions mentioned in article R. 4412-94 are subject to the provisions applicable to dangerous chemical agents, including the specifi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L633-10

I. - When the competent authorities of a Member State or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wish, in specific cases, to verify the information relating to an entity…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to the immediate payment of fixed fines resulting in the loss of driving licence points

Article A37-27

I. - On the front of slips no. 2, 3, 4 and 5, on the left-hand side of "B. Encaissement", the offender and the ticketing officers affix their signatures under the words: "He acknowledges having been i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Notices of default and payment orders

Article A444-15

With the exception of those listed under numbers 46, 47 and 49 of table 3-1, the services mentioned in article A. 444-14 also give rise to the collection of a fee known as the "right to institute proc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter VI: City of Paris

Article 1656 quater

I. - The provisions of this code applicable to communes, with the exception of I, IV and V of article 1636 B septies, apply to the City of Paris. For the application of these provisions: 1° The refere…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment of judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-27

An individual file concerning the activities of the judicial environmental officer is kept permanently at the public prosecutor's office of the court of appeal within whose jurisdiction the headquarte…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D4162-1

I.-The minimum proportion of employees mentioned in 1° of I of Article L. 4162-1 is set at 25% of the workforce. II - For the application of 2° of I of article L. 4162-1 of the Labour Code, the compan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions and procedures for authorisation of investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-2

In order to grant authorisation to an investment firm, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall verify that the firm: 1. Has its registered office and effective management in France…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Central depositories

Article L441-1

I.- Central securities depositories, within the meaning of 1.1 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on improving securities settlem…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-22

Within ten days of the last of the publications provided for in articles L. 141-12 and L. 141-13, any unregistered creditor of the transferring shareholder shall notify the registry of the commercial…

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