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Showing 52515260 of 24104 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 29-10-1970 n° 69-11.287

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution

Article D7121-38

A paid leave fund provides annual leave for artistic and technical personnel employed on an intermittent basis in the companies mentioned in articles D. 7121-28 and D. 7121-29. This fund distributes t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Receipt and investigation by the public prosecutor of the application for recognition and enforcement.

Article 728-40

When it intends to oppose one of the grounds for refusal provided for in 1° to 4°, 7°, 10° and 11° of Article 728-32 or in 1° of Article 728-33, the public prosecutor shall inform the competent author…

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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 R53-8-33

If the requests provided for in Article 706-53-10, the public prosecutor shall inform the department managing the file of the decision, which shall immediately proceed, depending on the case, to delet…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for authorising laboratories

Article R1131-16

When the provisions of the third paragraph of Article L. 6122-10 relating to renewal of authorisation are applied, the application is submitted as provided for in Article R. 6122-28. In this case, the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-27

I. - The emoluments provided for in I of Article R. 663-29 are set proportionally:1° To the amount of the total price, inclusive of all taxes, of the assets sold, after deduction of the remuneration,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to investment firms

Article L531-8

Each investment firm, market undertaking and clearing house shall join an association of its choice, responsible for the collective representation and defence of the rights and interests of its member…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compensation for loss of revenue

Article 917-12

Exceptional aid will be granted in the form of direct allocations to distribution companies to compensate them for part of the loss of revenue they have suffered as a result of the measures restrictin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional representation

Article L7111-11

The social and economic committee of any press company, daily or periodical publication, press agency or online public or audiovisual communication company is informed each year of its compliance with…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1233-12

For the election of staff representatives by the college mentioned in 1° of B of II of article L. 1233-5, the provisions of articles 29 to 41, 45 and 46 of the above-mentioned decree of 20 November 20…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Deductions from apprenticeship tax

Article D6241-31

The new apprenticeship training offer referred to in 2° of article D. 6241-29 is that which has never been provided via the apprenticeship route on national territory prior to the opening of the train…

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