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Showing 39813990 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-127

…for in cash are carried out by the agent of the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: The investigating judge: court of first instance

Article R15-38

In urgent cases, provisional authorisation, valid until the decision of the next general meeting or select committee, may be granted by the doyen of the examining magistrates, on the proposal or after…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1431-10

…m among its members. This committee prepares the work of the Council and may be consulted in urgent cases. It is chaired by the Chairman of the Council and, if he is unable to attend, by the represent…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Electronic communication and examination of appeals

Article R2333-120-66

…e Commission is vitiated by a material error likely to have had an influence on the judgment of the case, the interested party may appeal to the Commission for rectification.This appeal must be lodged…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Provisions applicable to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article D147-41

…tions provided for by article 723-35 is ordered by the sentence enforcement judge, including in the case of a person convicted of offences committed before 14 December 2005 and for whom judicial super…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-16

…plicable to the employment of young workers aged between sixteen and eighteen for temporary work in cases of extreme urgency, is punishable by a fourth-class fine, imposed as many times as there are e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Social security and tax arrangements for profit-sharing

Article D3325-1

…quity is drawn up either by the statutory auditor or by the public finance inspector. In the latter case, the request is accompanied by an attached statement completed by the company, in accordance wi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Work involving exposure to radiation

Article R4152-7-1

…s reasonably achievable, taking into account existing recommendations for good practice, and in any case below the limit values for public exposure to electromagnetic fields.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Increases

Article R7422-11

…days of the week other than Sundays and public holidays are considered to be working days. In the case of overtime, the percentage corresponding to workshop costs is based on the normal rate, exclud…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-20

…erinarian who meets the conditions for practising pharmacy or veterinary medicine in France, as the case may be.

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