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Showing 181190 of 35593 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 27-4-1982 n° 80-15.199

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administration

Article L512-80

If the Board of Directors takes decisions contrary to the specific legislative or regulatory provisions governing Crédit Maritime Mutuel or if it fails to perform its duties, the central body of the s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General powers

Article L2312-80

The social and economic committee ensures or supervises the management of physical or sporting activities and may decide to participate in their financing. It also issues an opinion on the conclusion…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Leave for employees standing for or elected to parliamentary or local office.

Article L3142-80

The employee may, at his convenience, benefit from the provisions of article L. 3142-79, provided that each absence is for at least half a full day. He shall notify his employer at least twenty-four h…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 311-80

Selective financial aid is also awarded to production companies, whether or not they hold an automatic audiovisual production account, for the production of audiovisual works in the following genres:…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 15: General provisions.

Article L511-80

Legal public holidays are assimilated to days on which, under the laws in force, no payment may be demanded, nor any protest drawn up.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Special provisions relating to inheritance

Article 802 bis

When the notary, mandated by the heirs, legatees or donees, their guardians or their curators, transmits a copy of the declaration provided for in I of Article 800 by means of an online service made a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Judicial police

Article 809-3

For the application of article 44-1, references to the provisions of the Code général des collectivités territoriales provided for in this article are replaced by references to the provisions having t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Judicial police

Article 809-1

For the application of Article 41-2, references to articles L. 2339-5 and L. 2339-9 of the Defence Code and article L. 1er du code de la route (1) are replaced by references to the provisions applicab…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
General provisions

Article 801-1

I. - All the documents referred to in this code, whether they are investigative documents, court decisions or any other procedural document, may be drawn up or converted into digital format. I. The en…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
General provisions

Article 802-1

Where, pursuant to this code, the public prosecutor or a court is seised of a request which must be answered by a reasoned decision subject to appeal, in the absence of a reply within two months of th…

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