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Showing 481490 of 49675 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 21-2-2007 n° 06-12.491

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Status of employees.

Article D5424-21

The date of resumption of work for an unemployed employee is decided by the employer or the project manager's representative on the worksite. The employee will be informed of this date by means of a n…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article L225-211

Records of purchases and sales made pursuant to articles L. 225-208, L. 22-10-62, L. 225-209-2, L. 228-12 and L. 228-12-1 must be kept, under the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 694-21

Any European Investigation Order shall be drawn up using a form which has been completed, signed and the content of which is certified as accurate and correct by the issuing judicial authority, which…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to bariatric surgery

Article R6123-210

Authorisation for "bariatric surgery" may only be granted if the holder has access, where applicable by agreement or as part of the shared medical project of the regional hospital grouping referred to…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Filing of international applications

Article L614-21

Before the end of either of the periods mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 614-20, the prohibitions provided for in the said article may be extended, at the request of the Minister of Defen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue, redemption and conversion of preference shares.

Article R228-21

The reports mentioned in articles R. 228-17 to R. 228-20 are sent to the special meetings of holders of preference shares concerned when they are asked to approve these amendments. They shall be made…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-21

The orders provided for by articles 712-5 and 712-8 are notified to the convicted offender in custody by the head of the prison, who gives him or her a copy in return for a signature; if the convicted…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The consultation procedure provided for in Article L. 752-4

Article R752-21

The procedure provided for in article L. 752-4 is applicable to any planning permission application relating to a project for the creation or extension of a building in a commune with a population of…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Economic and financial provisions

Article R5312-21

Pôle emploi is subject to economic and financial control by the State under the conditions set out in Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management.Pôle emploi…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-21

I. - A UCITS may not invest more than : 1° 5% of its assets in eligible financial instruments or money market instruments issued by the same issuer ; 2° 20% of its assets in eligible financial securit…

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