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Showing 831840 of 49798 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 26-2-1992 n° 90-19.710

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board

Article L22-10-26

I.-In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the Supervisory Board establishes a remuneration policy for corporate officers. This policy shall be consistent with the com…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating to ownership and transfer of ownership

Article A444-90-1

I.-The transfer of ownership free of charge of the movable and immovable property mentioned in article L. 719-14 of the Education Code gives rise to the collection of a proportional fee, according to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation of judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-26

The Public Prosecutor at the Court of Appeal within whose jurisdiction the headquarters of the department to which the judicial environmental officer is attached is located shall order the withdrawal…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-1

Mutual insurance companies are legal entities governed by private law with non-commercial objects. They are formed to insure the risks brought in by their members or to offer the provision of the oper…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L214-26-1

In accordance with the conditions laid down in the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, the fund rules or articles of association of a general-purpose investment fund may reserv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-26

A general-purpose investment fund may enter into financial contracts meeting the characteristics of credit derivatives which satisfy the following criteria:1° They make it possible to transfer the cre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Open-ended inclusion contracts

Article D5132-26-11

An intermediary association may conclude open-ended contracts as referred to in article D. 5132-26-9, up to a limit of 20% of the number of full-time integration workstations set out in the agreement.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation and operation

Article R2333-120-26

The committee sits in plenary session under the chairmanship of its president or, in the event of absence or impediment, by the president of the chamber with the most seniority in office. It also comp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Exemptions granted by the mayor.

Article L3132-26-1

Where Sunday rest has been cancelled on the day of a national or local election, the employer shall take all necessary measures to enable employees to exercise their right to vote in person.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-2-2

The provisions of Articles L. 225-251, L. 225-253 and L. 225-254 of the French Commercial Code are applicable to mutual insurance companies.

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