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Showing 19811990 of 64955 articles for Art. L 141-14 · Cass. com. 21 January 1974 · Cass. com. 20 October 1980 · Cass. com. 8 April 1976 · Cass. com. 8 June 2017 n° 16-11.441 · CA Versailles 3 December 2009 · Cass. com. 6 May 2002 · Cass. com. 24 February 1981 · Cass. com. 16 January 1996

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-8

When, after repayment of the company's debts, including advances of any kind granted by the federal bank, liquidation costs and the paid-up portion of the shares, the dissolution or liquidation of a b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Periodicity of individual monitoring of workers' state of health

Article R4624-16

The employee will benefit from a renewal of the initial information and prevention visit, carried out by a health professional mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 4624-1, at intervals which…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R4111-16

The committee may invite candidates to attend a hearing. Its opinions are reasoned. The secretariat of the committee is provided by the Centre National de Gestion, with the assistance of the Conseil N…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-16

The annual agreement on objectives and resources provided for in article L. 5134-19-4 includes an appendix, the model for which is set by order of the minister responsible for employment, listing the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R6123-3-8

The Regional Committee for Employment, Training and Vocational Guidance and its Bureau are jointly chaired by the Prefect of the Region and the President of the Regional Council. The vice-chairmanship…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R613-3-8

The joint decisions referred to in II and III of Article L. 613-20-4 are updated annually.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Agreements with host companies

Article R6223-16

The hiring of apprentices by a company may be opposed in accordance with the procedure laid down in article L. 6225-1, if it is found that the conditions under which part of the training is provided i…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L132-8

The cessation of the misleading commercial practice may be ordered by the investigating judge or by the court hearing the case, either at the request of the public prosecutor or ex officio. The measur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article L131-82

The drawee must pay, notwithstanding the absence, insufficiency or unavailability of funds, any cheque drawn on a form issued by it for an amount equal to or less than 15 euros, the account holder and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-8

No creditor of an originator, of an investment services provider other than a portfolio management company referred to in Article L. 440-7, of a member of a clearing house or, as the case may be, of t…

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