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Showing 83818390 of 39348 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2012 – no. 11-18.330

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Exemptions from social security contributions

Article R5141-12

When the conditions for granting the exemption are met, the bodies mentioned in articles L. 213-1 and L. 752-4 of the Social Security Code issue the interested party with a certificate of eligibility…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares.

Article L225-197-1

…inary General Meeting, on the report of the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, and on the special report of the company's Statutory Auditors or, if none has been appointed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L773-29

…he right-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the version resulting fromL. 532-1 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions adapting to European Union law in the fie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L774-29

…he right-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 532-1 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions adapting to European Union law in the fie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: French investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-23

…registered office is located in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Martin and which is authorised to provide investment services pursuant to Article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional organisation

Article R821-54

…votes must be drawn up in the order in which they are presented. Lists that do not obtain at least 15% of the votes cast are not eligible for the allocation of seats. The list that obtains the most v…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IX: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L390-1

…schemes.Articles L. 310-2-3 and L. 310-27 are applicable in their wording resulting from Order 2020-1595 of 16 December 2020 drawing the consequences of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the Europe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L6161-2-2

…finds that the obligation set out in the first paragraph of this II has not been complied with, he may take the appropriate measures, in particular adjusting the regional allocations for the financin…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-5

…ed that at least 25% of the production expenses have already been incurred. This rate is reduced to 15% when the abandonment of filming concerns a work belonging to the genre of audiovisual adaptation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties.

Article L1324-3

I.-The following is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros: 1° Offering or selling to the public water for human consumption, including ice, without ensuring that the water o…

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