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Showing 56315640 of 48231 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 April 1984 · Cass. com. 4 May 1982 · CA Grenoble 21 December 2006

French Sports CodeIn force
PRELIMINARY TITLE: GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Article L100-4

…ons of article L. 3122-28 of the French Labour Code, reproduced below: "Art.L. 3122-28-Any employee may, taking into account the company's possibilities, benefit from adjustments to their working hour…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mobilisation of medium-term loans

Article L313-40

…discounting period, the credit institution holding the receivables referred to in Article L. 313-38 may not, unless otherwise stipulated in the agreements provided for in Article L. 313-37, transfer t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection measures

Article L1151-4

…ing cerebral activity and presenting a serious danger or a suspected serious danger to human health may be banned by decree, after receiving the opinion of the Haute Autorité de santé. Any decision to…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 9: Contract for the enjoyment of immovable property on a timeshare basis.

Article R211-46

The travel operator may not hold funds, bills or securities exceeding the amount of the guarantee granted. All payments or remittances made to the travel operator pursuant to article L. 211-24 must be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-4

…meeting or competent body fails to appoint an auditor, any member of the meeting or competent body may apply to the courts for the appointment of an auditor, the legal representative of the person or…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Purposes of processing

Article R142-43

In application of article L. 313-5, the mayor of the municipality of the place of accommodation or, in Paris, Lyon and Marseille, the arrondissement mayor may, as a State agent, implement automated pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-47

The number of partners may be increased during the company's existence, with or without an increase in the share capital.Any new partner intending to work within the company must meet the conditions r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Rules and procedures

Article R2225-4

In accordance with the provisions of the departmental regulations, the mayor, or the president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation with its own tax system when it is competent:1…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article R15-41-3

As soon as a decision to dismiss the case, acquit or acquit or a conviction that does not impose a confiscation order has become final, the public prosecutor of the court before which the investigatio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article D. 211-2 du code de la consommation

…ance. The legal guarantee of conformity entails an obligation on the part of the trader, where applicable, to provide all updates necessary to maintain the conformity of the goods. The legal guarantee…

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