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Showing 48614870 of 44027 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 November 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 March 1993

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Financial provisions.

Article R4643-36

…the member companies by the reference salary set under the conditions provided for in article R. 4643-38.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIII: Procedure applicable to economic and financial offences

Article D47-3

…sdiction to hear, in the districts defined in that table, the offences mentioned in paragraphs 2 to 17 of the aforementioned article.JUDICIAL COURTS with jurisdictionTERRITORIAL COMPETENCE extending t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions for the transfer of competences

Article LO6271-3

The collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy is substituted for the State, the region or department of Guadeloupe or the commune of Saint-Barthélemy in their rights and obligations resulting from the contract…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions for the transfer of competences

Article LO6371-3

…nservation of the property handed over to the collectivity of Saint-Martin pursuant to articles LO 6371-1 and LO 6371-2 as well as for the operation of services. The State, the region or the departmen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Recognised foreign markets.

Article D423-3

Persons domiciled or having their registered office outside the territory of the Republic are authorised to solicit the public in France with a view to trading on a recognised foreign market in transf…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Voluntary departure period

Article L612-3

The risk referred to in 3° of article L. 612-2 may be regarded as established, except in special circumstances, in the following cases:1° The foreign national, who cannot justify having entered French…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L424-3

…ncil of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories, and Article 53 of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on im…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Enforcement of confiscation orders issued by foreign judicial authorities

Article 713-37

…French law; 2° If the property to which it relates is not liable to confiscation under French law; 3° If the foreign decision was handed down under conditions that do not offer sufficient guarantees…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article L2314-3

…The following attend the meetings provided for in the first and second paragraphs of Article L. 2315-27 in an advisory capacity on agenda items relating to health, safety and working conditions and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 4: Provisions common to the remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator.

Article R663-34

…dings are stopped before the closure of the proceedings. Subject to the provisions of articles R. 663-13 and R. 663-31, the president of the court or his delegate shall rule in the light of a detailed…

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