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Showing 86418650 of 59417 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 8-1-1997 n° 9

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Division of powers between professional leagues and federations

Article R132-10

…election and management of teams bearing the name "Equipe de France"; 8° Access to top-level sport; 9° Classification of sports facilities; 10° The exercise of disciplinary powers on appeal.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation and operation of the High Council

Article R821-1

…nd the investment of reserves;7° Acquisitions, exchanges and disposals of real estate;8° Borrowings;9° Transactions in excess of an amount that it sets, on a proposal from the Chairman;10° Donations a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 187-1

In the event of an appeal against an order to remand a person in custody, the accused or the public prosecutor may, if the appeal is lodged no later than the day following the decision to remand the p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Central organisation

Article R515-18

…ments referred to in article R. 515-12 ; 4° The financial assistance referred to in articles R. 515-9, R. 515-10 and R. 515-11 and the regulations provided for in the latter article; 5° Agreements ent…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-16

…up to the fourth degree of his or her spouse, cohabitee or partner bound by a civil solidarity pact;9° An elderly or disabled person with whom he resides or with whom he has a close and stable relatio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 709-1-1

…ence enforcement judge, apprehend any convicted person for whom the second paragraph of article 131-9 or the second paragraph of Article 131-11 of the Penal Code or placed under the supervision of the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the publication of a book in printed and digital form

Article L132-17-1

Where the purpose of a publishing contract is to publish a book in both printed and digital form, the conditions relating to the transfer of exploitation rights in digital form shall be set out in a s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Training period.

Article R742-15-1

At the end of the training period, the trainee appears before a committee responsible for validating the experience gained. With the exception of the persons mentioned in article R. 742-3, the trainee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Trade union rights

Article R6153-1-18

The provisions of articles R. 6153-24 to R. 6153-24-4 are applicable to junior doctors.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Conciliation and referral

Article R1454-14

…sion to make up for the employer's failure to issue the certificate provided for in article R. 1234-9. This decision summarises the elements of the model certificate provided for in article R. 1234-10…

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