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Showing 37213730 of 59246 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 June 2009 n° 08-10.350 · Cass. com. 22 October 1996 · Cass. 1re civ. 22 May 1991 · Cass. 1re civ. 10 July 1996 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 April 2003

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article L645-9

At any time during the professional recovery proceedings, the court may, on the report of the assigned judge, open the judicial liquidation proceedings on which a ruling has been stayed if it is estab…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Maximum period of absence.

Article R2123-9

…which elected representatives who have the status of employees are entitled pursuant to article L. 2123-5, the legal working time for a calendar year is assessed on the basis of the legal weekly work…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for setting up and running health centres

Article D6323-9

I.-The Director General of the Regional Health Agency will give or send the receipt for the undertaking to comply by the health centre or its branch or branches to the legal representative of the mana…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investigation of the request for expert appraisal

Article R7343-102

…e request for expert appraisal in the light of the application file provided for in Article R. 7343-100 and the opinions referred to in Article R. 7343-101. To assess the usefulness of the expertise r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-9

Articles L. 3115-1, L. 3115-2, L. 3115-3, L. 3115-4, L. 3115-5, L. 3115-6, L. 3115 7, L. 3115-8, L. 3115-9, L. 3115-10, L. 3115-11, L. 3115-12 and L. 3115-13, in their version resulting from Order No.…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exceptional aid to offset fixed costs

Article 919-83

…submit the form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée electronically by 31 October 2021 at the latest.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-94

A decision by the municipal council, taken before 15 October of the year preceding the year of taxation, sets the rate of the tax, capped at 1.5 euros (1) per tonne entering the facility.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-12

…ll not apply: 1° In the event of the sale of the shareholding to a spouse, ascendant or descendant; 2° To companies that are the subject of conciliation, safeguard, receivership or liquidation proceed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-6

…ll not apply: 1° In the event of the sale of the shareholding to a spouse, ascendant or descendant; 2° To companies that are the subject of conciliation, safeguard, receivership or liquidation proceed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Teleworking

Article L1222-9

…y any means. When the request to use telework is made by a disabled worker mentioned in article L. 5212-13 or an employee caring for a child, a parent or a close relative, the employer shall give reas…

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