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Showing 54015410 of 49367 articles for Art. Cass. com. 6 June 1990 · Cass. com. 3 June 2014 · Cass. 1re civ. 8 January 2002

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-5

…against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf, done at Rome on 10 March 1988 and revised at London on 14 October 2005, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-6

…e de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail, under the conditions laid down inarticle R. 533-8 of the Environment Code, or of the Comité d'expertise des utilisations confinées d'organismes g…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Withdrawal of authorisation and deregistration of investment firms

Article L532-6

…e prudential requirements set out in Part Three, Part Four or Part Six of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, with the exception of the requireme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Notice and compensation in lieu of notice.

Article L1234-6

In the event of total or partial non-fulfilment of the notice period resulting either from the temporary or definitive closure of the establishment, or from the reduction of the working hours usually…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-13

…French authorities, the request shall be forwarded to the competent authorities pursuant to Article 87 of the Statute, who shall forward it, together with all supporting documents and any observations…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Standing Committee

Article L3122-6

…en filled in accordance with the procedure set out in the second and third paragraphs of article L. 3122-5. In the absence of agreement on a single list, the members of the standing committee other th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Election and composition

Article L7224-6

…n takes place in accordance with the procedures set out in the last two paragraphs of article L. 7223-1. If more than one seat is vacant, the election shall take place in accordance with the procedure…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Specific powers of the President of the Investigating Chamber

Article D43-6

Where, pursuant to articles 41-4,41-6,99,706-153 and 778 or any other legislative provision, the president of the investigating chamber is competent to rule alone on an application, appeal or dispute,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Withdrawal of a partner.

Article R4113-68

…tion that he informs the company in the manner provided for in the first paragraph of article R. 4113-50, cease his professional activity within the company before the end of the procedure for the sal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Support

Article R5134-60

…ive (active solidarity income), the advisor may be the same as the one designated under article L. 262-27 of the code de l'action sociale et des familles (social action and family code).

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