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Showing 24412450 of 47238 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 3-5-1956

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Investment research, financial analysis and voting advisory services

Article L544-5

Any interested party may apply to the President of the Court hearing an application for interim measures to order a voting consultant to make public the information referred to in article L. 544-4, su…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article D612-58

The provisions of articles D. 612-53 to D. 612-57 apply to the appointment and reappointment of Statutory Auditors and Substitute Statutory Auditors, as well as in the event of a change in the natural…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Reimbursement by the State

Article R3232-5

In the event of a reduction in working hours likely to result in the application of Article L. 3232-8, the employer shall inform the Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer and provide him with all inf…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Economic, social, environmental and trade union training leave

Article L2145-5

Any employee who wishes to participate in economic, social and environmental training courses or sessions or trade union training organised either by centres attached to the trade union organisations…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 2: The department.

Article L132-5

The resources of the departmental tourism committee may include in particular: 1° Subsidies and contributions of all kinds from the State, the region, the department, the municipalities and their grou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Declaration

Article D1253-5

The employers' group's declaration of activity includes: 1° The information mentioned in articles D. 1253-1; 2° The title of the collective agreement within the scope of which each of its members fall…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Chronic renal failure.

Article R6123-57

Each of the methods mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article R. 6123-54 may only be offered to patients in a seasonal unit as defined in article R. 6123-62 when the healthcare establishment is authorised…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Housing concessions granted to civil servants

Article R114-51

In the case of a precarious occupation agreement with or without a penalty payment, the fees set out in articles R. 2124-68 and R. 2124-79 of the General Code on the Ownership of Public Property are d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-5

The liability provided for in Sections 2 to 9 of this Chapter shall not apply in cases of force majeure or where the payment service provider is bound by other legal obligations under national or Comm…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions applicable to tourist offices set up as a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article R133-5

The Board elects a Chairman and up to two Vice-Chairmen from among its members.Apart from chairing the Committee meeting if the Chairman is unable to attend, each Vice-Chairman may exercise no powers…

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