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Showing 11511160 of 56854 articles for Art. Cass. com. 31-1-2017 n° 14-29.474

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Criteria and procedures for funding the professional transition project

Article R6323-14

The regional inter-professional joint committee will examine the employee's file. It will check compliance with the conditions of seniority and access set out in paragraph 1 of this section and in art…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-14

An intern on sick leave is guaranteed the payment of the remuneration mentioned in article R. 6153-10 and in 1° and 3° of article D. 615310-1 for the first three months of such leave and half of this…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 145-5

The remand in custody of a person who, during questioning by the investigating judge prior to referral to the liberty and custody judge, makes it known that that he/she has sole parental authority ove…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Injunction to do.

Article 1425-8

The court, in the event of total or partial non-fulfilment of the injunction to do which it has issued, shall rule on the claim, after attempting to reconcile the parties. It hears, within the limits…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-14

In the event of the dissolution of a société coopérative or union governed by the provisions of this chapter and subject to the provisions of the following paragraphs of this article, the net surplus…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-14

Claims for compensation must be accompanied by a copy of the court decision or a certified copy of the deed of settlement for the final determination of the compensation.If the guarantee fund is unabl…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition and operation

Article R5112-14

The Departmental Employment and Integration Commission is chaired by the Prefect. It comprises: 1° State representatives, in particular the departmental director of employment, work and vocational tra…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-14

The contract of incorporation or the articles of association, as the case may be, may make the management lease of a business or a craft business in the general shop subject to the approval of the ten…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Groups of economic operators

Article R2342-14

The composition of the consortium may be changed up to the date of signature of the public contract, in the event of a company restructuring operation, in particular a takeover, merger or acquisition,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-14

The balance sheet of the individual limited liability entrepreneur or, where applicable, the document or documents resulting from the simplified accounting obligations provided for in the second parag…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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