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Showing 20712080 of 44700 articles for Art. Cass. com. 30 June 1998 · Cass. com. 15 June 2010 · Cass. com. 15 May 1973 · Cass. com. 16 January 1996 · CA Versailles 7 June 2007

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-4

…R. 6323-14-3 are consolidated and sent to the body mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 4163-15. The procedures for consolidating and transmitting this data are defined by order of the mini…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 9: Special provisions for forestry savings companies governed by Article L. 214-121.

Article R214-166

In application of the second paragraph of article L. 214-121, the forest assets held directly or indirectly by a forest savings company are managed in accordance with one or more approved simple manag…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional private equity funds

Article L214-161

Non-advertised or non-solicited venture capital mutual funds in existence on 30 June 1999 follow the rules applicable to professional venture capital funds, with the exception of the rules relating to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: External control.

Article R518-30-2

I.-For the application of Article L. 518-15-2, the Supervisory Board of Caisse des dépôts et consignations is informed of the inspections carried out by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résol…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Taxes to be levied for the common fund for agricultural accidents at work

Article 1622

The insurers contribute to the financing of the expenses mentioned in article L. 753-1 du code rural et de la pêche maritime. This contribution is calculated in proportion to the number of people insu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article L123-30

…of the Code of Criminal Procedure; 2° Officials responsible for the control of markets and halls located within the territory of the municipality in which the itinerant trader or artisan carries out…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-30

…any services provided prior to the exercise of the right of withdrawal, is punishable by a fine of 300,000 euros.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Foreign nationals doing a work placement in an establishment or company in the same group that employs them, and family members

Article L421-30

…m or her, will be issued a temporary residence permit bearing the wording "ICT intern" if he or she can prove that he or she has worked for the group for at least six months, has sufficient means of s…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Proof of nationality before the courts

Article 30-1

…aration, decree of acquisition or naturalisation, reinstatement or annexation of territories, proof can only be made by establishing the existence of all the conditions required by law.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Formation of the jury

Article 304-1

…uling on appeal is to rule solely on the sentence, the speech to the jurors provided for in Article 304 is amended as follows: 1° The words: "the charges to be brought against X ..." are replaced by t…

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