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Showing 31413150 of 37285 articles for Art. n° 20-20619 · Cass. com. 29 May 2024

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of gendarmes as judicial police officers

Article A4

…by a mark from 0 to 20. Any mark equal to or less than 5 in one of the tests is eliminatory. No one may be considered to have passed the examination if they do not score at least 60 points for all thr…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article D71-113-3

For the application of 20° of Article L. 71-113-3, provisions for liabilities and charges must be set aside as soon as the risk arises, and impairment must be recognised if an asset loses value.The ch…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article D72-103-3

For the application of 20° of Article L. 72-103-2, provisions for liabilities and charges must be set aside as soon as the risk arises, and impairment must be recognised if an asset loses value.The Ch…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-7

…fifteen days after their receipt by the supervisory ministers if the latter have not objected. They may be implemented immediately, in the event of an emergency declared by the Board of Directors, wit…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L615-15

…uros. If the infringement has been detrimental to national defence, a prison sentence of five years may also be imposed..

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-4

…ical provisions corresponding to the classes mentioned in 20, 21, 22, 24 and 25 of Article R. 321-1 may be represented by:-advances on contracts ;-premiums or contributions relating to these classes o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-133-1

…responsible for labour. The data mentioned in the previous paragraph, excluding any personal data, may be used for statistical purposes by the Minister responsible for labour.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article A812-10

No one may take part in the oral admission test if they have not been declared eligible by the jury.An individual invitation mentioning the day, time and place of the oral test is sent to each eligibl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article A811-10

No one may attend the oral admission test unless they have been declared eligible by the jury.An individual invitation mentioning the day, time and place of the oral test is sent to each eligible cand…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-22

…national register for the identification of natural persons, the data in the data processing system may only be used for the purposes mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article R. 5122-20, by employees of…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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