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Showing 471480 of 57821 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 3-2-2010 n° 08-21.333

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial assistance and exemptions.

Article L5134-30-2

When the work integration aid provided for in sub-section 2 of this section has been awarded for the recruitment of an employee who was, prior to his or her recruitment, in receipt of the active solid…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Services provided to shareholders by intermediaries

Article R228-32-2

The conditions under which the intermediaries referred to in Article L. 228-29-7-3 facilitate the exercise by shareholders of their rights are set out in Articles 5, 6 and 8 of Commission Implementing…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Periods of work experience.

Article D5132-26-3

The cumulative duration of all the periods of work experience carried out during the contract concluded in application of article L. 5132-11-1 may not represent more than 25% of the total duration of…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-2-3

…g organisation, excluding independent productions within the meaning of articles 71 and 71-1 of Law n° 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication and co-productions. V.-The remu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3-2

In the event of a complaint filed for an offence punishable by at least three years' imprisonment committed by the victim's spouse, cohabiting partner or partner bound to her by a civil solidarity pac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: Equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article L221-32-2

1. Amounts paid into the equity savings plan for the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies are used for one or more of the following purposes:a) Shares, excluding those…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Financing of vocational training

Article L6523-2-3

For the application in Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon of article L. 6332-14 : 1° The levels of support for apprentices…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-3

The Autorité des marchés financiers may take any measures required to ensure the proper functioning of the markets if the activity of one or more AIFs on the market for a financial instrument could je…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R4216-2-3

A level of a workplace is exempt from the obligation to have safe waiting areas or equivalent spaces when it meets one of the following conditions: 1° It is located on the ground floor and has a suffi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-30-2

The directors elected by the employees or appointed pursuant to Article L. 225-27-1 are entitled, at their request, to training adapted to the exercise of their mandate, at the company's expense, unde…

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