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Showing 49915000 of 43523 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 18 April 1967 · Cass. civ. 25 March 1992 · Cass. com. 4 January 1994 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 December 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 June 2011

French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator.

Article R663-9

…on of a safeguard or recovery plan, an emolument determined by an order made pursuant to Article L. 444-3 according to the number of employees employed by the debtor or its turnover. However, when the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and mandate of employee representatives

Article R1233-9

…under the conditions provided for: 1° In the first paragraph of the Article 22 of Decree no. 2020-1427 of 20 November 2020 relating to administrative social committees in State administrations and pu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-9

…pital reductions carried out under article L. 22-10-62. In this case, the provisions of Article L. 225-99 do not apply if the shares were acquired on a regulated market. Non-voting preferred dividend…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-12

…t for execution, with his opinion, to the investigating judge. In the case provided for in Article 694-4, the public prosecutor shall refer the matter to the public prosecutor.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-41-6

…rdance with the procedures set out in the Code of Administrative Justice and in I of Article R. 621-45. It is published in accordance with the conditions laid down in V of Article L. 621-15.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-41-2

The request for an increase must be made in the following form and under the following conditions:1° The request is sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the chairman of the Enf…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-41-5

In assessing the merits of the request for an increase in the penalty, the Commission will take into account any new factors likely to justify an increase in the penalty, such as a finding by the Euro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-39-4

The request for recusal shall be made by a document delivered to the secretariat of the Commission, which shall issue a receipt, or by a statement recorded by the secretariat in the minutes.It must, o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-41-1

…meeting the following conditions may apply for an increase in penalties under VI of Article L. 621-15 of the Monetary and Financial Code :1° No further appeal may be lodged against the decision impos…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-41-3

…ment Committee will examine whether the application meets the conditions set out in Articles R. 621-41-1 and R. 621-41-2. If it does, the procedure is governed by article R. 621-39.

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