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Showing 20712080 of 47213 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 May 1992 · Cass. com. 19 November 1975 n° 74-10.116 · CAA Nantes 26 May 2004 · Cass. com. 19 February 1979 · Cass. com. 6 June 1972 · Cass. com. 16 January 1985 · CA Paris 17 January 2008

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Postal voting

Article R2122-74

…he voter certifies on his or her honour that he or she is not subject to any prohibition, disqualification or incapacity relating to his or her civic rights. An order of the Minister of Labour sets th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R822-74

The following may be contributed to the company, in ownership or in beneficial interest: 1° All intangible rights, whether movable or immovable; 2° All documents and archives and, in general, all mova…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3142-74

In the absence of an agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-73, the following provisions apply: 1° The maximum duration of leave is six months. It is six weeks in the event of an emergency; 2° The len…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Administrative police measures

Article R1322-74

…he provisions of articles R. 1322-70 to R. 1322-73 or the individual decisions taken for their application, the Prefect will send the person responsible for the production of clean seawater formal not…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Progressive levy on casino gaming revenue.

Article D2333-74

The rate of the progressive levy operated on the gross gaming revenue in casinos governed by the article L. 321-1 of the Internal Security Code is as follows:6% up to 100,000 euros.16% from 100,001 eu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article D47-6-17

Applications by the person concerned by the judicial measure for the prevention of recidivism in terrorism or for reintegration to have the measure lifted or modified shall be the subject of a written…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 74-1

…s been noted, officers of the judicial police or, under their supervision, judicial police officers may, on the instructions of the public prosecutor, carry out the acts provided for in the articles 5…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-19 (art. A322-78)

You can consult the files at the following address(Official Journal of the European Union No. 45 of 22 February 2012, text No. 44): https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/download/pdf?id=II6wG-ToNyv0Gzqpt8HVX…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-74

The management company may not, on behalf of a fund, carry out any transactions other than forward or spot purchases or sales of its assets which are not traded on a regulated market within the meanin…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XXI: Communication by electronic means.

Article 748-9

…ed that a notice, summons or receipt is sent by the court registry to a person mentioned in Article 692-1, by any means, by simple letter, by registered letter without acknowledgement of receipt, it m…

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