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Showing 17911800 of 65597 articles for Art. L 141-7 · Cass. com. 20 June 1978 · CA Versailles 17 December 1980 · Cass. com. 14 May 1952 · Cass. 1re civ. 2 March 1960 · C. civ. Art. 2276

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Transfer of the foreign national to another place of detention

Article L744-17

If necessary, the administrative authority may, throughout the duration of the detention, decide to move a foreign national from one place of detention to another, subject to informing the competent p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-79-2

I. - In companies which employ, at the close of two consecutive financial years, at least one thousand permanent employees in the company and its direct or indirect subsidiaries whose registered offic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L7125-14

Travel, subsistence and teaching expenses are eligible for reimbursement.Losses of income suffered by the elected member as a result of exercising his right to training under this section shall be com…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Consultation of electors

Article L1112-17

The deliberative assembly of the local authority decides on the principle and procedures for organising the consultation. Its deliberation expressly states that this consultation is only a request for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfers of goods

Article L1424-17

Assigned property, on the date of promulgation of Law no. 96-369 du 3 mai 1996 relative aux services d'incendie et de secours, par les communes, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation an…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: National Sports Agency

Article L112-17

The Board of Directors of the National Sports Agency includes two Members of Parliament and two Senators, each with an advisory vote. From 1 January 2020, its composition will respect parity between m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Notification of dismissal.

Article L1233-17

At the written request of the employee, the employer shall indicate in writing the criteria used to determine the order of redundancies.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Substitute team.

Article L3132-17

The agreement or arrangement providing for the setting up of a stand-by team shall include provisions concerning : 1° The specific conditions for implementing training for staff working in a stand-by…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Liquidation of the debtor's assets

Article L742-17

In the event of a forced sale, where a property seizure procedure initiated prior to the opening judgment has been suspended by the effect of the opening judgment, the acts performed by the seizing cr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer of ownership

Article L211-17-1

I. - Once the order has been executed, the buyer and seller of the financial instruments referred to in I of Article L. 211-1 are definitively committed, the former to pay and the latter to deliver, o…

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