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Showing 621630 of 42508 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 October 2012 · Cass. 3e civ. 11 May 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 2012

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3121-19

Compulsory time off may be taken as a full day or half day at the employee's convenience. It is treated as a period of actual work for the purposes of calculating the employee's entitlement. It gives…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Relations between the High Council and its foreign counterparts

Article R821-19

…inform that authority of the action taken in response to its request. II. - The General Rapporteur may ask the authority of a Member State exercising powers similar to those of the High Council to co…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions relating to video game companies and video games

Article D331-19

…it initiates and incurs the expenditure necessary for the creation of this video game. This status may be granted to several companies acting jointly.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Equity loans granted by the State.

Article L313-19

…se for the financial year. The overall effective rate of interest paid by the borrower to the State may not be less than the average rate of interest paid on the current accounts of the borrower compa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L7224-19

The President of the Executive Council, by delegation of the Assembly, may be entrusted for the duration of his term of office with taking any decision concerning the preparation, award, performance a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Capital increase.

Article L3332-19

…ter than ten trading sessions after the date of the initial public offering. The subscription price may not exceed this market admission price or, in the case of securities already listed on a regulat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-19

…samples to another medical biology laboratory for analysis and interpretation. These transmissions may not exceed, for a calendar year, a percentage set by regulation and between 10 and 20% of the to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to compensation for damage to property.

Article R421-19

Compensation for damage to property by the guarantee fund may not exceed, per claim, the sum set by order of the Minister for the Economy. When a road traffic accident is caused by an animal that has…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Access conditions for associations

Article R343-19

…tatives for access to the waiting area under the conditions laid down in this section.Authorisation may only be requested by associations that have been duly registered for at least five years and who…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Schedule.

Article R123-199

…ion with supporting documents. Figures that already appear in the balance sheet or income statement may be omitted from the notes.

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