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Showing 45614570 of 56769 articles for Art. L 144-10 · C. civ. Art. 1709 · Cass. com. 11 May 1971 · Cass. com. 23 March 1999 n° 97-15.000

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Transfers of sums, securities or assets.

Article R152-10

For the purposes of Article L. 152-3:1° The obligation to retain information relating to the transfer of sums to an account abroad or to a non-resident's account in France relates to the date and amou…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R814-114

Company shares may not be pledged as collateral. Their nominal amount may not be less than 150 euros.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article D23-10-2

The information provided to employees mentioned in articles L. 23-10-3and L. 23-10-9 may be carried out as follows: 1° During an employee information meeting at the end of which employees sign the att…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Duties of the coordinator.

Article R4532-11

The coordinator ensures that the general principles of prevention defined in articles L. 4531-1 and L. 4535-1 are effectively implemented. He carries out his duties under the responsibility of the pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4241-11

The practice of the profession referred to in 2° of articles L. 4241-7 and L. 4241-14 must have been carried out respectively in a dispensing pharmacy or in the internal-use pharmacy of a health estab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to elections.

Article D4233-11

Voting takes place electronically via the Internet. Where electronic voting is provided for, it excludes any other means of expressing the vote. The Association may also organise a postal vote for one…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Compensation for loss of income.

Article R2123-11

I. - To benefit from the financial compensation provided for by article L. 2123-3, an elected representative who does not receive an official allowance and who is an employee must prove to the local a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Intermediary parent companies

Article R517-10

For all groups operating on French territory and whose parent undertaking is established in a third country, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall notify the European Banking Auth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Cooperative societies.

Article R4131-10

Subject to compliance with the rules of the Code of Medical Ethics, cooperative non-trading companies may be formed either between specialist doctors or between general practitioners, duly registered…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-11

Failure to comply with the provisions relating to maximum weekly working hours set out in articles L. 3121-20 to L. 3121-26 is punishable by a fourth-class fine. As many fines are imposed for each inf…

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