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Showing 12111220 of 56854 articles for Art. Cass. com. 31-1-2017 n° 14-29.474

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Benefits in kind

Article D3231-14

In all cases where an employee, with board and lodging, receives remuneration in cash in excess of the minimum resulting from the provisions of this sub-section, the application of these provisions sh…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-14

If the holder of a compulsory licence fails to comply with the conditions under which that licence was granted, the patent owner and, where applicable, the other licensees may obtain from the court th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the special grant for school construction and equipment

Article D2564-14

In the case of the renovation of schools, the rate of the grant awarded under the allocation for the construction and renovation of schools is limited to 80% of the subsidisable base..

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-31

Directors elected by employees or appointed pursuant to Article L. 225-27-1 shall not lose the benefit of their employment contract. Their remuneration as employees may not be reduced as a result of e…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Judicial police officers of the national police force

Article R15-31

Judicial police officers and agents assigned to the Paris and Versailles regional judicial police directorates are competent to carry out their duties on all public transport lines, stations, stops an…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation of the legal conformity guarantee

Article L217-14

The consumer is entitled to a reduction in the price of the goods or to rescission of the contract in the following cases: 1° Where the trader refuses to bring the goods into conformity; 2° If complia…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Definition of a procedure

Article R4412-147

The operating procedure is sent to the Labour Inspectorate control officer and to the agents of the prevention departments of the social security bodies within whose territorial jurisdiction the estab…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Jumping sessions

Article A322-149

The organisation of jumping sessions takes into account the aerological and meteorological conditions. If changes in these conditions are likely to jeopardise the safety and health of jumpers, the per…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-6

Home detention with electronic monitoring is decided by reasoned order of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge, who rules after an adversarial hearing in accordance with Article 14…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1431-14

The agenda of the Conseil supérieur de la prud'homie and that of the standing committee are set by the chairman. Except in urgent cases, the agenda is sent to those concerned at least fifteen days bef…

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