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Showing 28212830 of 42508 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 October 2012 · Cass. 3e civ. 11 May 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 2012

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure for appointing liquidators

Article R613-11

…et de résolution within a period set by the letter referred to in Article R. 613-10. This deadline may not be less than three days. The representative of the institution or undertaking is summoned to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article D2362-11

…didates include as many names as there are seats for France on the special negotiating body. Voting may take place separately at the premises of each legal entity or natural person, subsidiary or esta…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Travel documents

Article L561-11

…ry of subsidiary protection, present on French territory, who is not eligible for asylum protection may be issued with the travel document provided for in article L. 561-10.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Placement under electronic surveillance

Article 723-11

The sentence enforcement judge may, on his or her own initiative or at the request of the sentenced person, and after obtaining the opinion of the public prosecutor, modify the conditions for carrying…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of the application

Article 1180-10

A guardianship judge hearing a minor's case may check with the juvenile court judge whether educational assistance proceedings have been opened and ask the latter to send him a copy of the documents i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Abolition of replacement income.

Article R5426-11

…f the jobseeker concerned wishes to contest the decision to withdraw the replacement income, he/she may initiate mediation with the Pôle emploi regional mediator under the conditions set out in Articl…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Operations prior to reduction

Article 918

…ducted from the available portion. Any excess is subject to reduction. This deduction and reduction may only be requested by those of the other successors in the direct line who have not consented to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The form of gifts inter vivos.

Article 935

…even during the lifetime of the father and mother, even though they are not the minor's guardians, may accept for him or her.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Implementation procedures and specifications for the supported employment scheme

Article D5213-93

…with the agreement of the person concerned, is made by the commission referred to inarticle L. 146-9 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles in accordance with the provisions of article L. 24…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3121-11

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement may introduce standby duty. This agreement sets out how standby duty is to be organised, how the employees concerned are to be…

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