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Showing 48214830 of 20574 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 17 July 2001 – no. 97-20018

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Termination of legal separation

Article 307

In all cases of legal separation, this may be converted into divorce by mutual consent.In the case of legal separation by mutual consent, conversion into divorce may only take place by mutual consent.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3131-1

All employees benefit from a minimum daily rest period of eleven consecutive hours, except in the cases provided for in articles L. 3131-2 and L. 3131-3 or in emergencies, under conditions determined…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities.

Article R2513-7

The mayor of Marseille may grant a delegation of signature to the commander of the Marseille marine firefighters battalion and, in the event of the commander's absence or impediment, to the commander'…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions common to corporate officers of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-95-1

…économique et financier, a société financière d'innovation mentioned in III (B) de article 4 of law no. 72-650 of 11 July 1972 containing various economic and financial provisions, a société de libre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: People's savings plan

Article L221-19

…e penultimate year, the plan holder's income does not exceed the limits laid down in I of article 1417 of the General Tax Code. The sum of the premiums and their capitalised interest is paid by the St…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Agricultural risk compensation scheme

Article L442-1-2

…wing up the agreement referred to in I are those which, on the date of entry into force ofOrdinance no. 2022-1075 of 29 July 2022 on the development of climate risk management tools in agriculture, ar…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Publication of the acts of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and its Chairman

Article A112-35

…R. 212-41 ; c) Article 28 of Decree no. 2010-416 of 27 April 2010 on the film and audiovisual contribution made by television service pu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 279 bis

…ns that have been subject to at least two of the prohibitions provided for in the article 14 of law no. 49-956 of 16 July 1949 on publications intended for young people ; 2° Pornographic theatrical pe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L2123-12-1

…rsonal activity account mentioned in article L. 5151-1 of the Labour Code and article 22 ter of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants, when he has monetisable…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L713-3

…of 25 January 1985 relating to the receivership and liquidation of companies or the n° 67-563 of 13 July 1967 on judicial settlement, liquidation of assets, personal bankruptcy and bankruptcies; 4° No…

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