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Showing 39013910 of 67349 articles for Art. s. L 141-3 and L 141-4 · C. civ. Arts. 1644 and 1645

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Control of legality

Article L3132-3

Without prejudice to the direct recourse available to it, if a natural or legal person is injured by an act mentioned in articles L. 3131-2 and L. 3131-4, it may, within two months of the date on whic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Control of legality

Article L4142-3

Without prejudice to the direct recourse available to it, if a natural or legal person is injured by an act mentioned in articles L. 4141-2 and L. 4141-4, it may, within two months of the date on whic…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L211-3

The beneficiaries of the rights opened up by this title may not prohibit:1° Private and free representations made exclusively within a family circle;2° Reproductions made from a lawful source, strictl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the use of administrative police powers in resolution proceedings

Article L311-30

The collège de résolution may, in respect of a person referred to in Article L. 311-1 subject to a resolution procedure, decide to:1° Suspend or dismiss any person exercising effective management with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-34

I.-In the event of a vacancy, due to death, resignation, dismissal, termination of the employment contract or for any other reason whatsoever, of a director's seat elected by the employees or appointe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementation

Article L7332-3

The remuneration of an entrepreneur-employee member of a cooperative of activity and employment includes a fixed part and a variable part calculated according to the turnover of his activity, after de…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Administrative authorisation for insurance and reinsurance undertakings with head offices in France

Article L321-3

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution informs the European Commission of any difficulties encountered by reinsurance undertakings whose head office is in France in establishing themselv…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Relations between lessors and lessees of buildings used for the hotel trade

Article L311-3

During the term of the current lease and any subsequent renewed lease, and for a period of twelve years from the expiry of the completion period referred to in article L. 311-2, the owner may not clai…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-3

In mines, salt works and quarries, industrial establishments, building and civil engineering sites and shipyards, employees are given a rest period of : 1° Twenty-four hours for each Sunday or public…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VII: Exceptional provisions specific to the Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin départements.

Article L670-3

In the event of a judicial liquidation, claims shall not be verified if it appears that the proceeds from the realisation of assets will be entirely absorbed by legal costs, unless otherwise decided b…

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