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Showing 48414850 of 22904 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 11 Oct. 2023 – no. 22-10646

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: National gendarmerie units

Article R15-23

…e ou de haute montagne ; 10° Les brigades fluviales et nautiques de la gendarmerie départementale ; 11° The gendarmerie's specialised protection platoons placed near facilities of vital importance; 12…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-410

…ction 6;3° Hospital assistants governed by the provisions of section 5;4° Staff governed by decrees no. 60-1030 of 24th September 1960 relating to the status of teaching and hospital staff in hospital…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article R742-10

…hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording of the decreeR. 214-32-9, R. 214-32-11 and R. 214-32-16 to R. 214-32-18n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-32-19n° 2020-1148 of 17 Septemb…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The Managing Director

Article R6123-13

…rs and executes the three-year objectives and performance agreement provided for in Article L. 6123-11 ; 2° Prepares and implements the decisions of the Board of Directors; 3° Prepares and implements…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-19

Where the criminal court considers refusing to enforce a confiscation order on the basis of one of the grounds referred to in 1°, 3° and 7° of article 713-20 or article 713-22, it shall, before taking…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal penalties

Article L762-1

The Banque de France and the companies mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 751-2, to provide anyone with a copy of the information contained in the file referred to in article L. 751-1 is p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Foreign nationals staying as au pairs

Article R426-15

A foreign national who meets the conditions for renewal of the temporary residence permit bearing the wording "young au pair" provided for in article L. 426-22 is issued with a permit for a period equ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article R225-143

Without prejudice to the impact of the adjustments provided for in Articles R. 225-137 to R. 225-142 and R. 22-10-37, the total amount of options opened and not yet exercised may not give entitlement…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Announcement of results and disputes relating to the election of consular judges.

Article R723-25

The appeals mentioned in article R. 723-24 are open to any elector within eight days of the proclamation of the results. The appeal is also open to the prefect and the public prosecutor, who may exerc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks, composition and operating rules

Article L785-6

…es applicable In the wording resulting from L. 621-1 with the exception of its second paragraph Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 621-2 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 621-3 Act no . 2019-486…

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