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Showing 27312740 of 47145 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 21 December 2007 n° 06-11.343 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 April 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 4 October 1995 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 June 2000 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 November 2000 · Cass. 1re civ. 6 November 2002

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-21-1

…cinéma et de l'image animée, in accordance with the conditions laid down by Decree no. 2011-595 of 26 May 2011 on the conditions and procedures for implementing electronic Internet voting for the elec…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Application for circuit approval

Article A331-21-2

…3° The surname, first name and address of the applicant or the representative of the legal entity; 4° The measures planned to ensure personal safety and public peace and quiet. The applicant must sen…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Application for circuit approval

Article A331-21-3

Any natural or legal person requesting a modification to the homologation of a circuit must compile a file which includes: 1° A description of the characteristics of the circuit which are to be modifi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Availability of beneficiaries' rights.

Article D3324-21-2

…eneficiary requests payment of the profit-sharing in accordance with the provisions of article R. 3324-21-1, the undertakings shall make this payment before the first day of the sixth month following…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Availability of beneficiaries' rights.

Article R3324-21-1

…in the event of no response from the beneficiary, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 3424-12 ;The beneficiary's request must be made within fifteen days of the date on which he/she was i…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 211-110

…relating to the expenditure listed in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Prevention and settlement of conflicts of jurisdiction between Member States of the European Union

Article D47-1-21

…he competent judicial authorities of the Member States in accordance with the provisions of Article 695-9-54, in accordance with the procedures defined by this section.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L526-21

…stitution carries on business under the freedom of establishment or the freedom to provide services;4° "Branch" means one or more unincorporated parts of an electronic money institution whose purpose…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Buying group structures.

Article D5125-24-17

The structure referred to in Article D. 5125-24-16 may, for the exclusive benefit of its associates, members or members: 1° Organise training courses, in particular on pharmaceutical advice ; 2° Disse…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Tasks

Article R4641-21

…improvement of working conditions within the region. In addition to the tasks set out in article L. 4641-5, it : 1° Issue an opinion on any issue of a strategic nature in the field of occupational hea…

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