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Showing 14611470 of 35908 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 1re – 27 May 2010 – no. 09-11894

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Personalised assistance for returning to work

Article L5133-8

Personalised assistance to return to work may be allocated by the body within which the referent referred to in article L. 262-27 of the Social Action and Family Code has been appointed. Its purpose i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to the control of groups

Article R356-2

…ation given by the group supervisor when the group Solvency Capital Requirement is no longer met or may no longer be met within the next three months. Without prejudice to the rights and obligations c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-2

…ation of loi n° 2015-991 du 7 août 2015 portant nouvelle organisation territoriale de la République may not belong to separate territorial public establishments.In each public territorial establishmen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specialised credit institutions

Article L773-9

…ght-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 513-1 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 513-2 to L. 513-4 with the exception of 1 of I, L. 513-6 to L. 513-1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specialised credit institutions

Article L774-9

…ght-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 513-1 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 513-2 to L. 513-4 with the exception of 1 of I, L. 513-6 to L. 513-1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specialised credit institutions

Article L775-8

…ght-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 513-1 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 513-2 to L. 513-4 with the exception of I.1, L. 513-6 to L. 513-11 O…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable by court order

Article L237-17

…s, and even in companies which are not required to appoint statutory auditors, one or more auditors may be appointed by the shareholders under the conditions set out in I of article L. 237-27. Failing…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies.

Article D1862-1

…h Polynesia, under the conditions laid down by the provisions adopted pursuant to Article 23 of Law no. 2004-193 of 27 February 2004 supplementing the autonomous status of French Polynesia. "III. - Fo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L591-3

For the application of 3° of Article L. 531-27 in French Guyana, the word "ninety" is replaced by the word "sixty".

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deferral of paid leave

Article L3142-124

…ces provided for in this paragraph are calculated in accordance with Articles L. 3141-24 to L. 3141-27.

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