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Showing 11311140 of 58927 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 1-6-2010 n° 09-65.482

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 697-4

The courts referred to in Article 697 based in Paris also have jurisdiction to hear crimes and offences committed outside the territory of the Republic by members of the French armed forces or against…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 697-2

The specialized military courts mentioned in article 697, within whose jurisdiction is located either the home port of a naval vessel, or the home airfield of a military aircraft, have jurisdiction ov…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 697-5

For the trial of the offences and contraventions mentioned in Article 697-4, a detached chamber of the Paris judicial court specialising in military matters may be temporarily set up outside the terri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article L518-6

Appointments are made for three years and published in the Official Journal.In its rules of procedure, the Supervisory Board sets out the procedures for preventing conflicts of interest, in particular…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions

Article L526-6

Each electronic money institution is required to join a professional body affiliated to the French Association of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms mentioned in Article L. 511-29.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article L612-6

The restricted formation of the supervisory board is composed of eight members: 1° The Governor of the Banque de France or the Deputy Governor appointed to represent him, Chairman ; 2° The Vice-Chairm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article L2316-6

Where no single establishment in the company constitutes three electoral colleges, but where several separate establishments together group together at least five hundred and one employees or at least…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Referee.

Article L2524-6

Arbitration awards shall state the reasons on which they are based. They may only be appealed on the grounds of ultra vires before the Superior Court of Arbitration referred to in Article L. 2524-7.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Principles.

Article L3253-6

All employers under private law shall insure their employees, including those seconded abroad or expatriates referred to in article L. 5422-13, against the risk of non-payment of sums due to them unde…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article L722-6

Subject to the provisions relating to supplementary elections set out in the second paragraph of Article L. 723-11, judges of the commercial courts are elected for two years at the time of their first…

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