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Showing 44214430 of 66810 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 2-7-2020 n°s 19-11.417 and 19-13.636

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Back-to-work bonus

Article R5133-7

Any undue payment of the premium is recovered by repayment in one or more instalments. The debt may be reduced or waived if the debtor's situation is precarious, except in the case of fraud or misrepr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Scope of expertise

Article L2315-78

The Social and Economic Committee may, where appropriate on the recommendation of the committees set up within it, decide to use the services of a chartered accountant or a qualified expert in the cas…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-76

…licable.The form includes a reminder of the provisions of the second paragraph of article R. 225-77 and an indication of the date before which, in accordance with the Articles of Association, it is re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Provisional arrest.

Article 728-64

When the sentenced person is on French territory and the competent authority of the sentencing State requests that, pending the decision on the recognition and enforcement of the sentencing decision,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inter-company savings plan.

Article L3333-7

A rider to the inter-company savings plan may be concluded in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in this chapter. However, the rules of a plan set up between several individual employers…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L954-7

…II is amended as follows: 1° 1° is worded as follows: "1° For purchases of perishable agricultural and food products and frozen or deep-frozen meat, deep-frozen fish, ready-made meals and preserves m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of offences relating to trafficking in human beings, procuring or the use of prostitution of minors

Article 706-36

…eriod of up to three months, the total or partial closure of: 1° An establishment referred to in 1° and 2° of Article 225-10 of the Penal Code, the holder, manager or agent of which is prosecuted ; 2°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R1213-7

Candidate lists shall be lodged with the ministry responsible for local and regional authorities on a date set by order of the minister responsible for local and regional authorities. This order also…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Right to support

Article R5131-7

…re is no local mission in all or part of the territory, or where a local mission ceases to operate, and cases where a local mission in a territory is not in a position to support young people on its o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 717-1

…ervision is incurred serve their sentence in prison establishments that provide appropriate medical and psychological monitoring. Without prejudice to the provisions of article 763-7, the sentence enf…

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