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Showing 37113720 of 37142 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 19 March 1996 · Cass. com. 15 September 2009 · Cass. com. 16 January 1973 · Cass. 1re civ. 14 March 1962 · Cass. com. 12 November 2008 · Cass. com. 9 October 2019 n° 18-13.286

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 9: Special provisions for forestry savings companies

Article L214-122

The proportion of the assets of forest savings companies made up of woodland and forests is set at 51% when these companies devote, under conditions defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, a fraction…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Sentence adjustment procedure applicable to released prisoners

Article D147-12

…custody, the sentence enforcement judge who receives a copy of the decision pursuant to article 723-15 examines the situation of the person concerned with regard to any reductions in sentence that may…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: People's savings plan and savings bonds

Article L744-12

…olumn of the same table: Articles applicable In their wording resulting from L. 223-1 Ordinance no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 223-2 and L. 223-3 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 223-4, L. 223-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-18-1

…work part-time for therapeutic reasons receive all the fixed emoluments provided for in article R. 6153-10, the allowance provided for in 3° of article D. 6153-10-1 and, where applicable, the compensa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-14

In order to implement an employee's entitlement to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-6, a company collective agreement or agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or agreement shall deter…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Penalties

Article R483-14

The parties to the proceedings, third parties and their legal representatives may be ordered by the court seised to pay a civil fine of up to €10,000, without prejudice to any damages that may be clai…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure before the liberty and custody judge

Article R3211-14

…They are free to determine how the expert assessment is to be conducted. Notwithstanding articles 160 and 276 of the Code of Civil Procedure, they are not required to summon the parties or invite th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: General provisions

Article 1680 A

…t A passbook savings account or a Crédit Mutuel special passbook savings account covered by Article 146(I)(2) of Act no. 2008-776 du 4 août 2008 de modernisation de l'économie. These operations do not…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions common to investment firms and portfolio management companies relating to professional secrecy

Article L531-12

…y may not be invoked against the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, the Autorité des marchés financiers, the Banque de France, the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer, the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Contracts for the purchase of one or more existing artistic works

Article R2172-16

Contracts for the decoration of public buildings are awarded under the conditions set out in paragraph 1 of this sub-section when they involve the purchase of one or more existing artistic works and w…

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