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Showing 11311140 of 49119 articles for Art. L 145-16 · Cass. 3e civ. 11 February 1987 · Cass. 3e civ. 23 July 1986 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 February 1972 · Cass. com. 26 October 1993

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L785-16

The articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Procedure for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators and revision of the list.

Article R811-29

On receipt of the complete file from a person mentioned in Article R. 811-27, a receipt is issued. The national commission shall reach a reasoned decision within four months of the issue of the receip…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Canvassing for precious metals and banknotes

Article L754-16

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The situation of employees during the observation period.

Article R631-26

The order issued by the official receiver pursuant to article L. 631-17 indicates the number of employees whose redundancy is authorised as well as the activities and professional categories concerned…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29-7-2

I.-This article applies to the intermediaries mentioned in 1° to 4° of I of article L. 228-2 when they provide services to shareholders or other intermediaries in relation to the shares of companies t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-11

The competent authority may, at any time, ask the sponsor for additional information about the research. If there is a risk to public health or if the sponsor fails to respond, or if the competent aut…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article L3142-110

An employee who returns to work in the company at the end of his leave is entitled to retraining as necessary, particularly in the event of a change in working techniques or methods.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Remuneration.

Article L7124-11

The remuneration to which the child is entitled in the event of use of his or her image pursuant to article L. 7123-6 is subject to the provisions of this sub-section.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article L932-16

In article L. 233-24, the words "or VII of Article 97" are deleted.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-16

The coordinating doctor referred to in V of article L. 313-12 of the Social Action and Family Code has access to the shared medical record of the person accommodated in the institution subject to the…

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