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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation and operation

Article D4632-5

The employment adviser is appointed and retained by agreement, depending on the case, between the employer and the social and economic committee or between the employers and the inter-company committe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article L511-53-1

Credit institutions and finance companies shall ensure that all loans granted to members of the board of directors, the supervisory board or any other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Provisions relating to the resolution of transnational groups

Article L613-59-2

Where the resolution college exercises the powers provided for in this section at group level, it shall coordinate the exchange of all relevant information between the resolution authorities. In parti…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Devolutive effect.

Article 561

The appeal puts the res judicata in question before the appellate court.A new decision shall be given on the facts and on the law under the conditions and within the limits determined in Books One and…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Devolutive effect.

Article 562

An appeal refers to the court the knowledge of the heads of judgment which it expressly criticises and of those which depend on them.Devolution occurs for the whole only when the appeal seeks to set a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Devolutive effect.

Article 567

Counterclaims are also admissible on appeal.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Devolutive effect.

Article 564

On pain of inadmissibility raised ex officio, the parties may not submit new claims to the court other than to oppose compensation, to have opposing claims set aside or to have questions arising from…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Devolutive effect.

Article 566

The parties may add to the claims submitted to the first judge only those claims which are incidental, consequential or necessary adjuncts thereto.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Devolutive effect.

Article 563

To justify on appeal the claims they had submitted to the first judge, the parties may put forward new pleas, produce new exhibits or propose new evidence.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Devolutive effect.

Article 565

The claims are not new where they are directed to the same ends as those submitted to the first judge, even if their legal basis is different.

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