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Showing 13911400 of 62496 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 1983 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 October 2002 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 May 2006

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 311-21

…id for production and preparation is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in appl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-21-3

…public interest entity shall, at the request of the specialised committee mentioned in article L. 823-19 or the body performing the functions of this committee, the findings and conclusions of the Ha…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions specific to specialised financing bodies

Article D214-240-3

…e does not represent more than 0.5% in value of the nominal amount of the debt securities issued or 300 euros or its equivalent in the currency unit of the issue; or the amount of the shares issued by…

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

Article 321-28

…ered by the expenditure mentioned in article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Formation and operation of regional joint cross-industry committees

Article D6323-20-3

The provisions of articles R. 6332-13, R. 6332-14 and R. 6332-34 to R. 6332-37 are applicable to the regional joint cross-industry committees.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1a: The European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 344-2

Pursuant toArticle 696-113 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, where the European Public Prosecutor's Office decides to exercise jurisdiction over offences provided for in this Code, the Deputy Europea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-3-2

…the amount of compensation awarded is determined in accordance with the rules set out inArticle L. 1235-3, except when this termination produces the effects of a dismissal that is null and void in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Professional card

Article R4321-32-2

…ing the conditions under which missing documents must be produced and the translation requirements; 2° The conditions and procedures for submitting, transmitting, processing and issuing an application…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3-2

1° The technical provisions of insurance undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-2 operating both on French and Monegasque territory must be represented under the conditions laid down by French r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article R5212-2-3

The employer's request referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 5212-5-1 is sent by any means that provides proof of receipt to the association referred to inarticle L. 5214-1 of the Labour Co…

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