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Showing 25812590 of 59566 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 5-1-1999 n° 96-22.914

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Report presenting the procedure carried out by the contracting authorities

Article R2184-5

Where the contracting authority is subject to a review of its contracts, it shall send the authorities responsible for the review the presentation report at the same time as the contractual documents.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Guarantee of the representation of funds, professional civil liability and remuneration.

Article L814-5

The court-appointed administrator not registered on the national list, appointed under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 811-2, the judicial representative not on the n…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of the admissibility decision

Article L722-5

The suspension and prohibition of enforcement proceedings brought against the debtor's assets entails a prohibition on the debtor doing any act that would aggravate his insolvency, paying, in whole or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Management entrusted to private-law bodies by agreement or convention.

Article L5427-5

The Caisse de Congés payés des professions de la production cinématographique et audiovisuelle et des spectacles, the institutions of the supplementary pension schemes of these professions and the soc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-5

Where the place of assignment to be designated is not the home of the person under investigation, the written agreement of either the owner or the holder(s) of the lease for the premises where the rec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article D533-5

When entering into a relationship, an investment services provider other than an asset management company shall collect relevant information relating to the identity and legal capacity of any new clie…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Resources and expenditure of the social and economic committee

Article R2312-51

In the event of a balance remaining in the budget, the annual surplus from the budget for social and cultural activities may be transferred to the operating budget or to associations in accordance wit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Resources and expenditure of the social and economic committee

Article R2312-50

Temporary expenses are excluded from the calculation of the contribution mentioned in 1° of article R. 2312-51 when the corresponding needs have disappeared.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Resources and expenditure of the social and economic committee

Article R2312-52

In the event of the definitive cessation of the company's activity, the Social and Economic Committee decides on the allocation of the assets at its disposal. The liquidation is carried out by the com…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition and operation of the central social and economic committee

Article D2316-5

The documents mentioned in articles L. 2315-70 and L. 2315-71 are sent to the central social and economic committee at least eight days before the meeting.

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