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Showing 34813490 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-17

In the cases provided for in article R. 5122-16, a document containing the information provided for in 16° of article R. 3243-1 is given to the employee by the Agence de services et de paiement.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6145-2

…accounting year covers the period from 1st January to 31st December of the same year, except in the case of a new establishment coming into operation for the first time or a definitive cessation of ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agency committee.

Article D6431-26

…or at the written request of at least half of the permanent employee representatives. In the latter case, the committee must be convened within one month.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Annexes Part A Book VIII

Article Annexe 8-1

REGULATION SETTING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE ELECTIONS OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATORS TO THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE REGISTRATION AND DISCIPLINE OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATORS AND JUDICIA…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-57

…rised by the regional director or the director of the department with national jurisdiction, as the case may be, or by the Director General of Customs, as the case may be; 4° Agents of the Directorate…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE TREATMENT OF OVER-INDebtedness

Article L714-1

…2 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving rental relations and amending the loi n° 86-1290 du 23 décembre 1986, the commission imposes new deadlines and payment terms for this debt, of which the lessor is n…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-46

…s may allocate exceptional remuneration for assignments or mandates entrusted to directors. In this case, such remuneration, charged to operating expenses, is subject to the provisions of articles L.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 D

…must be spread over the normal period of use of each item. This provision is not applicable in the case of a construction lease entered into under the conditions provided for by the

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Dismissal on public security grounds

Article 352

If the application is justified, the case shall be referred either to another formation of the court originally seised, or to another court of the same nature as that court.The decision shall be bindi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 445

…ding to the arguments developed by the public prosecutor, or at the request of the president in the cases provided for in articles 442 and 444.

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