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Showing 331340 of 56702 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 30-1-1970 n° 68-12.096

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L224-30

The individual retirement savings plan provides that from the fifth year prior to the maturity date referred to in article L. 224-1, the holder may contact the plan manager by any means in order to ob…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L313-30

A credit institution or finance company that assigns or pledges business receivables under the conditions set out in article L. 313-23 may, at any time, issue securities intended for the use of all or…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Amicable sale

Article R221-30

The debtor has one month from notification of the seizure to sell the seized assets himself. The seized assets remain unavailable under the responsibility of the custodian. Under no circumstances may…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article L2223-30

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions of application of this sub-section.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy.

Article L3121-30

Overtime may be worked up to an annual quota. Hours worked in excess of this annual quota give entitlement to compulsory time off in lieu. The hours taken into account for the calculation of the annua…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-30

The employer informs the employee either of its agreement to the departure date chosen by the employee, or of the postponement of this date, or of its refusal.The employer's agreement is deemed to hav…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R343-30

When the journalist's productions are of such a nature as to enable foreign nationals, staff and those working in waiting areas to be identified, they must consent in writing to the broadcasting or us…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Economic intervention

Article L4424-30

The coordination committee for the industrial development of Corsica is made up of one-third representatives of the State, one-third representatives of the Assembly of Corsica in proportion to the gro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R225-30

The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall notify the Statutory Auditors of the agreements and commitments authorised and entered into pursuant to Article L. 225-38 , within one month of entering in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R61-30

The extension of the duration of placement under mobile electronic surveillance provided for in the fifth paragraph of Article 763-10 is decided in accordance with the procedures laid down by l'articl…

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