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Showing 53215330 of 24207 articles for Art. Cass. com. 29-11-2023 n° 22-12.865

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-12-4

…he two preceding articles, the High Council is exempt from the application of the provisions of loi n° 68-678 du 26 juillet 1968 relative à la communication de documents et renseignements d'ordre écon…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title one: Tax assessment and control

Article 1649 quater O

After informing the parties concerned of any shortcomings observed in the performance of the agreement referred to in Article 1649 quater N and having given them the opportunity to present their obser…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Notification of concentrations and granting of authorisation

Article R331-23

The declaration of a meeting must be made to the prefect of the département where the meeting is to be held or to the police prefect if the meeting is to take place on the airfields of Paris-Charles d…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-5

Undertakings authorised to operate in the classes mentioned in 20 and 22 of article R. 321-1 may be authorised to provide directly, as ancillary insurance forming part of a life insurance contract and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-23

Conviction for the penalties provided for in articles L. 6355-1 to L. 6355-22 may be accompanied, as an additional penalty, by a temporary or permanent ban on exercising the activity of manager of a v…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Adjournment

Article D548

In the event of an adjournment for the purposes of investigations into the personality or the material, family and social situation provided for by Article 132-70-1 of the Criminal Code, where bail is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Periodic inspection

Article R4451-46

I.-The employer shall periodically ensure that the level of external exposure in the workplaces adjoining the areas defined under Article R. 4451-24 remains below the levels set in Article R. 4451-22.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-14-1

…ources of the national business tax equalisation fund and the national equalisation fund and Decree n° 85-1314 du 11 décembre 1985 relatif aux modalités de répartition des ressources du fonds national…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board

Article L2363-9

In the absence of an agreement, the provisions of articles L. 2353-29 to L. 2353-32 relating to employee participation on the board of directors and supervisory board within the European Company apply…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R121-20

Subject to the provisions of Article R. 121-29, the deliberations of the Board of Directors of the French Office for Immigration and Integration are enforceable by operation of law fifteen days after…

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