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Showing 751760 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 Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation.

Article L2353-18

Prior to any meeting, the employees' representatives on the European Company Committee or, where applicable, its officers, are entitled to meet in the absence of its Chairman.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation of derogations

Article R1453-18

…for authorisation of an agreement is sent, by tele-procedure, by the person mentioned in article L. 1453-5, to the competent authority mentioned in article R. 1453-15. The competent authority takes a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 16: Members of the joint regional interprofessional committee

Article L2412-16

…cedure also applies for a period of six months from the notification provided for in article L. 23-112-2 and six months from the expiry of the term of office of the employee who sat on this commission…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-6

…ncial support for film distribution for each film released or due to be released in cinemas between 14 October 2020 and 18 November 2020 and between 15 December 2020 and 6 January 2021.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to new building projects

Article R2431-15

The execution studies enable the work to be carried out. Their purpose, for the work as a whole or for the public contracts concerned alone, is to:1° To draw up all the execution plans and specificati…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Revolving credit

Article R341-16

…or credit intermediary who contravenes the obligations set out in the first sentence of Article L. 312-68 is punishable by the fine laid down for 5th class offences.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Emergency department structure.

Article R6123-19

…lishment's care structures, in particular as part of the specific care provided for in articles R. 6123-32-1 to R. 6123-32-9 ; 4° By referring the patient to a consultation in the establishment or in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Criminal penalties

Article 1840 P

(1) Those who knowingly use, sell or attempt to sell mobile stamps that have already been used shall be prosecuted before the criminal court and punished by a fine of €3,750. In the event of a repeat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial guarantee

Article R519-18

The financial guarantee ceases if the guarantor's undertaking is terminated on its expiry date. It also ceases on the death or cessation of activity of the guaranteed person or, in the case of a legal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-18

The dividend distributed, if any, to holders of preference shares may be paid in equity securities, in accordance with the terms set by the Extraordinary General Meeting or the Articles of Association…

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