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Showing 48014810 of 23469 articles for Art. Cass. ch. mixte 23-11-2004 n° 02-11.352

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Simplified exchange of information between departments pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 18 December 2006

Article R49-36

Where, on the one hand, the request for information relates to an offence falling within one of the categories listed in Article 695-23 and punishable in France by a custodial sentence of at least thr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article L2333-87

…ial who drew up the said notice reports. Notwithstanding the dispositions de l'article 19 de la loi n° 2000-321 du 12 avril 2000 relative aux droits des citoyens dans leurs relations avec les administ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Settlement of claims arising from employment contracts.

Article L625-7

Debts arising from an employment contract are guaranteed in the event of the opening of safeguard proceedings: 1° By the lien established by Articles L. 143-10, L. 143-11, L. 742-6 and L. 751-15 of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L946-9

For the application of articles L. 622-24, L. 626-20, L. 625-3, L. 625-4 and L. 662-4, the institutions mentioned in article L. 143-11-4 of the French Labour Code are the territorial institutions resp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supplementary supervision of financial conglomerates

Article L633-7

For the purposes of exercising their respective functions, the competent authorities may exchange information relating to regulated entities in a financial conglomerate with the central banks of the M…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Electronic communication and examination of appeals

Article R2333-120-32 quater

When the request is presented by a lawyer or an advocate at the Conseil d'Etat and the Cour de cassation, it must, on pain of inadmissibility, be sent to the Commission du contentieux du stationnement…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Seizure in the hands of a third party

Article R221-24

If the third party is present at the seizure operations, the bailiff shall verbally remind him of the content of the mentions in 3°, 5° and 6° of article…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Access to detention facilities

Article R*744-24

The administrative authority competent to issue or withdraw the approval referred to in Article R. 744-23 is the Minister responsible for asylum.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Paid leave.

Article L7213-1

The duration of paid annual leave is determined in accordance with the provisions of Articles L. 3141-3 to L. 3141-23.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Retraining for work

Article R5213-26

The disabled worker is assigned to the special workshops or posts provided for in article R. 5213-23 on the advice of the occupational physician.

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