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Showing 52215230 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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies relating to the provision of direct electronic access to a trading venue

Article L533-10-8

…tions by such persons are properly monitored;(d) Appropriate risk controls prevent any trading that may create risks for the providers themselves, give rise to or contribute to market disruption or be…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Voluntary retirement.

Article L1237-9

…s gross remuneration. The rate and method of calculation are determined by regulation.Each employee may only receive one severance or retirement payment. The indemnity is awarded on the first full set…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Firm prices

Article R2112-9

…able changes in economic conditions during the period of performance of the services.The firm price may be discounted under the conditions defined in this paragraph. The price thus discounted remains…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Early waiver of the reduction action

Article 930-1

…of the renouncing party is that required to make an inter vivos gift. However, an emancipated minor may not renounce in advance the action in reduction. Renunciation, whatever its terms, does not cons…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Early waiver of the reduction action

Article 930-3

The renouncer may only request the revocation of his renunciation if: 1° The person he is entitled to inherit from does not fulfil his maintenance obligations towards him; 2° On the day the succession…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Early waiver of the reduction action

Article 930-5

The renunciation may be set up against the representatives of the renouncing party.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Early waiver of the reduction action

Article 930-4

…sed on failure to fulfil maintenance obligations or on one of the acts referred to in 3° of Article 930-3. Revocation pursuant to 2° of article 930-3 is pronounced only to the extent of the needs of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Election and remuneration of the employee representative.

Article R142-9

…e of majority and must not be on national service leave, mobilised or seconded with or without pay; 2° Non-tenured employees of the Banque de France must have been recruited for at least one year befo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation

Article R2524-9

Maître des requêtes or auditors at the Conseil d'Etat, Conseiller référendaire or auditors at the Cour des Comptes are attached to the Superior Court of Arbitration as rapporteurs. They are appointed…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
a : Communications and notifications applicable when the appellant is the claimant or the judicial agent of the State

Article R40-9

…cassation and, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, to the person listed in 1° and 2° of Article R. 40-4 who is not the author of the appeal. This person has a period of two months fr…

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