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Showing 47514760 of 25255 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 March 2017 – no. 14-17873

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R1524-6

For the application in Mayotte of article R. 1233-32, the words: "of article 32 of law no. 2000-37 of 19 January 2000 relating to the negotiated reduction of working hours" are replaced by the words:…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-48

…erning the refusal to give evidence or to take an oath, and those of Articles 434-13,434-14 and 434-15-1 of the Penal Code punishing perjury are applicable.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-44

…23-7, these associations must have communicated their status to the company and to the Autorité des marchés financiers. II.-However, where the company's capital exceeds 750,000 euros, the proportion o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to patient care provided in another Member State of the European Union

Article R1111-56

…the basis of Article 14 of Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 on the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare, which specifies the tr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Compensation for victims of injury resulting from contamination by the hepatitis C virus caused by a transfusion of blood products or an injection of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R1221-70

The provisions of this section shall also apply in the event of aggravation of a loss referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 1221-14.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R1418-13

…e R. 1418-1-1; 14° The annual report on the activity of the agency mentioned in article L. 1418-1 ; 15° The maximum number of shifts mentioned in article R. 1418-22 and their amount. With the exceptio…

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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 L361-2

…provided, references to Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen B…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Economic and financial provisions

Article R5312-24

…I of Book I of the regulatory part of the Code du Domaine de l'Etat and to the provisions of Decree No. 86-455 of 14 March 1986 relating to the abolition of property transaction and architecture commi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Authorised buyers

Article L2211-2

A partnership contract may be concluded for the purpose of carrying out an operation that meets the needs of another legal entity governed by public or private law, with a view to the performance of i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Recognition, review and withdrawal of regulated market status

Article L421-6

On a proposal from the Autorité des marchés financiers, the Minister responsible for the economy may withdraw recognition from a regulated market in any of the following cases: 1° If the market undert…

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