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Showing 35713580 of 46373 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 4 May 2010 – no. 09-13205

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Payment

Article R6341-43

By way of derogation from the provisions of articles R. 6341-39 to R. 6341-42, the payment of remuneration payable by the State may be made by the training establishments or centres when they are subj…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration on the jobseekers' list

Article R5221-48

…5° of the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the conference of sports funding bodies

Article R112-45

…aphical scope of the Conference of Funding Bodies for Sport, appointed by the Association of French Mayors, including one in agreement with the National Association of Elected Representatives in charg…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-4

…after a period of two months following this notification, the infringement persists, the Authority may: 1° Prohibit or restrict the activities of this institution in the territory of the French Repub…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions

Article L2511-41

The arrondissement mayor sends the mayor of the commune or the mayor of Paris, within one month of the notification provided for in Article L. 2511-40, the special statement for the arrondissement ado…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Termination

Article L145-46

…time, the lessor must pay the lessee, on his departure, compensation corresponding to the profit he may derive from the increase in value made either to the business or to the rental value of the prop…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Emancipation

Article 413-2

A minor, even an unmarried one, may be emancipated when he or she reaches the age of sixteen. After hearing the minor, this emancipation will be pronounced, if there are just grounds, by the guardians…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 148-4

…ining magistrate, and as long as the settlement order has not been made, the detainee or his lawyer may apply directly for release to the investigating chamber, which shall rule in accordance with the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Publicity and policing of the hearing

Article 400-1

…Book IV bis of the Criminal Code and the crimes mentioned in Article 706-73 of this code, the court may, by judgment given in open court, order that a witness be heard in camera for the duration of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 14: Payment transactions where the amount is not known in advance

Article L133-42

…gives his consent to the execution of the payment transaction, the payer's payment service provider may block funds on the payer's payment account only if the payer has given his consent as to the exa…

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