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Showing 18811890 of 19566 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 19 Nov. 2014

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 221-2

The following are subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions relating to the electronic recognition of professional qualifications of regulated professions

Article R123-30-10

…ired, the use of a simple electronic signature that meets the requirements of EU Regulation No. 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D47-1-2

…l authorities mentioned in Article 694-20 is drafted using the form set out in Annex A to Directive 2014/41/EU of 3 April 2014 on the European Investigation Order in criminal matters.It shall be trans…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-21

…t paragraph of Article 495-18 or the complaint made pursuant to the second paragraph of article 495-19, the public prosecutor may either waive prosecution or proceed in accordance with articles 389 to…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Notice of modification

Article R2194-10

In the cases provided for in articles R. 2194-2 and R. 2194-5, where the contract has been awarded in accordance with a formalised procedure, the purchaser shall publish a modification notice. This no…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Capital increase.

Article L3332-22

…ifference between the subscription price and the average of the prices mentioned in article L. 3332-19, by the difference between the subscription price and the sale price determined pursuant to artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-15

…allocate aid for professional integration, on behalf of the State in application of article L. 5134-19-1, they also rule on behalf of the State in the event of appeals lodged against these decisions.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares

Article L22-10-59

…y's salaried employees provided for in the third sentence of the second paragraph of Article L. 225-197-1 is not applicable to companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market. II.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-13

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial responsibility

Article R1611-37

…uthorities mentioned in 1° and 2° above in accordance with the provisions of I of Article 74 of Law 2014-873 of 4 August 2014 for real equality between women and men, and of the decree no. 2015-354 of…

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