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Showing 28812890 of 40090 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 9-4-2014 n° 13-10.725

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

Article L533-30-13

By way of derogation fromarticle L. 1331-2 of the French Labour Code, the total amount of variable remuneration may, in whole or in part, be reduced or give rise to restitution where the financial res…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2a: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de greffiers des tribunaux de commerce (financial holding companies for the liberal professions of commercial court registrars)

Article R743-139-27

Each société de participations financières de profession libérale de greffiers des tribunaux de commerce is subject, at least once every four years, to an audit covering compliance with the legislativ…

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

Article 916-39

To be eligible for aid, companies or organisations must be established in France.

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

Article 916-38

In order to contribute, in the context of the health crisis, to the revival of ambitious film, audiovisual and multimedia production and to the development and consolidation of a fabric of companies e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Certification

Article D7343-94

When an approval decision is envisaged, it is preceded by the publication of a notice in the Official Journal of the French Republic. This notice invites interested organisations and persons to make t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L954-9

Article L. 450-4 is amended as follows:1° In the first sentence of the first paragraph, the words: "the European Commission," are deleted; 2° In the first sentence of the eighth paragraph, the words:…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Application for suspension of removal until expiry of the time limit for appeal or in the event of an appeal to the Cour nationale du droit d'asile (National Asylum Court)

Article L752-9

The president of the administrative tribunal or the magistrate he appoints for this purpose from among the members of his court or the honorary magistrates on the list mentioned in Article L. 222-2-1…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: MEASURES APPLICABLE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF A DECISION OF EXPULSION, A PENALTY OF BANNING FROM FRENCH TERRITORY OR AN ADMINISTRATIVE BAN FROM FRENCH TERRITORY IN CASE OF AN ASYLUM APPLICATION

Article L753-9

The president of the administrative tribunal, or the magistrate he appoints for this purpose from among the members of his court, or the honorary magistrates entered on the list mentioned in Article L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Relay doctors

Article R3413-9

The duties of relay doctor carried out by a full-time hospital practitioner are in the context of the missions defined in 5° of article R. 6152-24 or article 14 of decree no. 2021-1645 of 13th Decembe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Policing of teaching activities

Article D212-95

The departmental councils for youth, sport and community life set up by article 28 of decree no. 2006-665 of 7 June 2006 on reducing the number and simplifying the composition of various administrativ…

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