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Showing 16511660 of 21304 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 24 Nov. 1998 – Chevassus-Marche

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment.

Article R5522-56

Half the amount of the bonus is paid as soon as the new job is filled on a full-time basis. The balance is paid by 31 March of the following year at the latest, after verification of the average numbe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-5

…tively, the agreement of each creditor who has declared his claim in accordance with Article L. 622-24. In the event of written consultation, failure to respond within thirty days of receipt of the le…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Procedure for validating or approving the employment safeguard plan

Article D1233-14-1

…ion and redeployment measures and, when an agreement is concluded in application of article L. 1233-24-1, information on the representativeness of the signatory trade union organisations. When the app…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-1

…y any natural person or legal entity authorised by the Articles of Association.V. - Articles L. 214-24-29, with the exception of its penultimate paragraph, to L. 214-24-42, L. 214-24-45 and L. 214-24-…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Safety requirements for football, handball, field and indoor hockey goal cages and basketball goals

Article R322-23

When placed on the market and up to the final purchaser stage, football, handball and hockey goalposts and basketball goals are accompanied by instructions for use specifying their assembly, installat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Tariff of charges

Article R212

Prints paid for as legal costs are made under contracts awarded for each court or tribunal jurisdiction by the public prosecutor or the public prosecutor, as the case may be, and which may only be exe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-10

To obtain authorisation as a portfolio management company, applicants must submit their application to the Autorité des marchés financiers.The application for authorisation must be accompanied by a fi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific rules concerning third countries for the management of FIAs

Article R532-34

I. - The period referred to in Article L. 532-9 is suspended while the European Securities and Markets Authority examines the notification provided for in Article L. 532-37.II. - Where the Autorité de…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Restricted invitation to tender

Article R2324-2

…or security contract is awarded using the invitation to tender procedure mentioned in article L. 2124-2, this invitation to tender is restricted. Only candidates selected by the purchaser are thus au…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-46

…be, either by virtue of the manufacturer's national legislation or in application of articles R. 5124-6, R. 5124-7 and R. 5124-10 or, where applicable, a copy of the receipts of the applications for…

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