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Showing 17111720 of 28173 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 7-7-2015 n° 14-11.644

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1242-7

A fixed-term employment contract must have a fixed term when it is concluded. However, the contract may not include a precise term when it is concluded in one of the following cases: 1° Replacement of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Liability of establishments with regard to the property of residents

Article L1113-7

Subject to the provisions of article L. 6145-12, unclaimed items are handed over, one year after the departure or death of their holder, to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations in the case of sums o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article L612-7

1. An applicant for a patent who wishes to avail himself of the priority of an earlier filing shall be required to file a declaration of priority and to prove the existence of the earlier application…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVIII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by legal persons

Article 706-43

The public prosecution is brought against the legal entity in the person of its legal representative at the time of the prosecution. The latter represents the legal entity in all acts of the proceedin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Consent to prosecution or enforcement of a sentence for another offence

Article 728-27

Where, before or after the transfer of the sentenced person, the competent authority of the administering State requests the representative of the Public Prosecutor's Office to agree that the sentence…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-7

All provisions representing rights arising from insurance contracts, bonds or capitalisation contracts, relating to the same policyholder, subscriber or beneficiary of insurance and capitalisation con…

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

Article 712-3

To be eligible for additional support, works must meet the following conditions:1° They must be co-produced by at least three companies, one of which is established in France and two of which are esta…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Effects of accelerated safeguard measures

Article L628-7

Without prejudice to Article L. 622-6, the debtor draws up a list of the claims of each affected party having participated in the conciliation that must be the subject of the declaration provided for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-70

A local investment fund : 1° May not hold more than 35% of the capital or voting rights of any single issuer. However, due to the exercise of exchange, subscription or conversion rights and in the int…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions.

Article R711-71

Territorial, local and departmental chambers of commerce and industry in Ile-de-France, and regional chambers of commerce and industry may only hold general meetings for all professional categories an…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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