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Showing 23112320 of 52466 articles for Art. Cass. com. 7-2-1989 n° 242

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Revision.

Article L2261-7

I. - The following are authorised to initiate the procedure for revising a cross-industry agreement, an agreement or a branch agreement 1° Until the end of the electoral cycle during which the agreeme…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article R50-72

The multidisciplinary committee for security measures mentioned in article R. 50-71 assesses the dangerousness of the person concerned and their ability to reintegrate. When it carries out this assess…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Reduction of sentences

Article 721-3

An exceptional reduction in sentence, which may amount to up to one-third of the sentence imposed, may be granted to convicted persons whose statements made to the administrative or judicial authoriti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations.

Article R152-7

I.-The disclosure declaration provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: RESTRICTED ASYLUM APPLICATIONS

Article R754-7

When the foreign national submits his or her asylum application to the custodial authority, in accordance with Article R. 754-6, the custodial authority shall immediately inform the prefect who ordere…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Back-to-work bonus

Article R5133-7

Any undue payment of the premium is recovered by repayment in one or more instalments. The debt may be reduced or waived if the debtor's situation is precarious, except in the case of fraud or misrepr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Scope of expertise

Article L2315-78

The Social and Economic Committee may, where appropriate on the recommendation of the committees set up within it, decide to use the services of a chartered accountant or a qualified expert in the cas…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-7

Professionals registered on the list provided for in Article L. 422-1 or those established on the territory of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-76

The postal voting form allows a vote on each of the resolutions, in the order in which they are presented at the meeting; it offers the shareholder the possibility of expressing on each resolution a v…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Participative financing intermediaries

Article R548-7

Before concluding the loan agreement, the intermediary in participative financing :1° Tells each co-contractor:a) The amount of money made available under the contract between the lender and the proje…

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