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Showing 19811990 of 55685 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 5 November 1987 · Cass. soc. 2 April 1998 · Cass. soc. 2 July 1981 · Cass. soc. 5 November 2009 · Cass. soc. 29 June 2017 · Cass. soc. 28 September 2010 · Cass. soc. 24 October 1989 · CA Paris 16 December 2009

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Certification and swearing-in

Article R15-33-28

The prefect shall decide on the application for renewal of authorisation in accordance with the procedure set out in articles R. 15-33-25 to R. 15-33-27-1. This request must be accompanied by the orde…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3a: Appeals to the Paris Court of Appeal against notifications made by the Competition Authority

Article R464-24-10

The appeals provided for in article L. 464-8-2 shall be lodged by means of a written declaration in triplicate lodged against a receipt at the registry of the Paris Court of Appeal containing, on pain…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions.

Article L7123-24

…ritten employment contract with each model they employ, in breach of the provisions of article L. 7123-5, is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-24

Works, transport and supply contracts are subject to the rules applicable to municipal contracts.The Board of Directors may delegate authority either to the Director in the case of a public service au…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee

Article R1413-24

…its operating procedures in accordance with the school's internal regulations and the resources allocated to it. It informs the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer. The Committee shall…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R6223-24

Any shareholder may, at any time, obtain copies of the documents referred to in the previous article, minute books, accounting records and documents and, more generally, any documents held by the comp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-12

…n of the risks and safeguards approach", approved by the Minister of Justice, is set out below: Ethical standard "securing the work of the statutory auditor-implementation of the risk and safeguards a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Provisions relating to the setting up of a relay establishment

Article L613-53-2

Any item acquired by the bridge institution pursuant to I of Article L. 613-53 may be returned to its original owner, who may not object, or transferred to a third party. This new transfer may only be…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Provisions relating to the implementation of an internal bail-out measure

Article L613-55-2

…nal bail-out measure, the collège de résolution shall comply with the provisions of Articles L. 613-55 and L. 613-55-1.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R225-24

…dation of the company, such copies or extracts shall be certified by a single liquidator.The certification may be made by means of an electronic signature that meets at least the requirements for an a…

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