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Showing 22212230 of 37058 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 4-11-1992 n° 1476

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L533-30-11

Within investment firms of significant importance in relation to their size and in accordance with criteria relating to the level of remuneration of the individual, at least half of the variable remun…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article D1453-2-11

The reimbursement provided for in article D. 1453-2-10 is made on the basis of a request made by the employer to the agency mentioned in article D. 1453-2-15. This request shall state the number of ho…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Functioning of committees

Article R23-113-2

The request for reimbursement of the salary maintenance of the employee representative is sent by his employer within three months to the trade union organisation that appointed him. This request, to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services.

Article L321-11-1

When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution is informed by the supervisory authority of a host Member State where an insurance or reinsurance undertaking with its head office in France o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-11

No reconciliation or connection within the meaning of the article 33 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to data processing, files and freedoms may not be made between the file provided for in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Comprehensive care after cancer treatment

Article R1415-1-11

The oncologist, paediatrician or attending physician of any person benefiting from the scheme provided for in 3° of article L. 160-14 of the French Social Security Code and who has received cancer tre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 5: Salaried employees

Article R743-139-11

Within one month of his appointment, the salaried clerk shall take the oath provided for in Article R. 742-31. He may only perform his duties from the day on which he takes his oath.Any salaried regis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article D71-111-13

In the absence of adoption of the administrative account on the date of the vote on the budget for the following financial year, when the result of the operating section, the financing requirement or,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other conditions of access and practice

Article R519-11-3

I.-Banking and payment services intermediaries within the meaning of Article L. 519-1 and their staff update their professional knowledge and skills, as part of ongoing training, through professional…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article D71-111-9

The programme or commitment authorisations and any revisions thereof shall be presented by the President of the Assembly of French Guyana. They are voted on by the Assembly of French Guiana when adopt…

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