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Showing 11811190 of 44823 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. QPC 17 October 2019 · Cass. 3e civ. 10 May 2005 · Cass. com. 25 September 2012 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 July 2014 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 November 2000

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The introduction of a period allowing employees to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in companies that are not required to set up a works council.

Article L141-25

Information may be provided to employees by any means, specified by regulation, likely to make the date of its receipt by the employees certain. When information is provided by registered letter with…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-25

Only the following may use the software covered by this chapter:1° Employees of the departments mentioned in article 230-20, individually designated and specially empowered, for the sole purposes of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Qualifications for jury service

Article 258-1

…ason likely to justify exclusion from the list of jurors. The committee provided for in Article 262 may also exclude persons who, for a serious reason, do not appear to be able to perform jury duty. N…

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

Article L225-25

The Articles of Association may require each director to own a number of shares in the company, which they determine. If, on the day of his appointment, a director does not own the required number of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation.

Article L2353-25

…cessary for the performance of their duties up to a limit which, save in exceptional circumstances, may not exceed one hundred and twenty hours per year for each of them. This time is considered as wo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 15: Dismissal of an employee who is a member of the joint regional inter-trade committee

Article L2411-25

…e who is a member of the regional cross-industry joint committee referred to in Article L. 23-111-1 may only take place after authorisation from the Labour Inspector. This authorisation is also requir…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Out-of-court sales with judicial authorisation

Article R322-25

…orders the cancellation of the mortgage registrations taken out on behalf of the debtor. No appeal may be lodged against the judgement. The land registry that publishes the judgement makes a note of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Declaration of claims.

Article R622-25

…osts of the foreclosure relief proceedings are borne by the defaulting creditor. However, the judge may decide that the costs will be borne by the debtor who has not mentioned the claim on the list pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies authorised to grant and manage advances

Article R5141-25

…a business and those defined by articles L. 511-1 et seq. of the French Monetary and Financial Code may be authorised. These organisations are audited by a statutory auditor, as defined by articles L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-25

…rised issuer does not comply with the provisions set out in 1° of Article D. 1271-13, authorisation may be suspended or withdrawn by decision of the Minister responsible for personal services, after o…

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