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Showing 14211430 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-16-2

For the purposes of preparing the income tax report referred to in Article L. 233-28-1, where the consolidating company and one of the controlled companies included in the consolidation, in accordance…

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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

…Articles R. 212-28,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-32

In order to implement an employee's right to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-28, a company collective agreement or convention or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention shall determin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Implementing provisions.

Article L1225-72

…'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of articles L. 1225-1 to L. 1225-28 and L. 1225-35 to L. 1225-69 as well as the system of penalties applicable to employers who fail…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article D1446-7

Articles D. 1432-28, D. 1432-37, D. 1432-39 and D. 1432-41 do not apply to Mayotte. Until the creation of specialised commissions in Mayotte, the Regional Health and Autonomy Conference will carry out…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Bodies

Article L5215-17

…nity council for the effective exercise of the mandate of community councillor are at most equal to 28% of the reference term mentioned in I of article L. 2123-20.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of redeployment leave

Article R1233-29

The document provided for in article R. 1233-28 is drawn up in duplicate, one of which is given to the employee. Each copy is signed by the employee and the employer prior to the implementation of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Register of security interests and other related transactions

Article R521-4

…all be kept in electronic form. A qualified electronic signature meeting the requirements of Decree no. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017 on electronic signatures shall be used.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R6153-1-29

Notwithstanding article R. 6153-1-28, the terms of application of articles R. 6153-1-22 to D. 6153-1-27 are specified by order of the ministers responsible for health, the economy and the civil servic…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L213-33

…article…

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