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Showing 11311140 of 46101 articles for Art. CA Paris 13-2-2023 n° 21/01048

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-21-1

Pursuant to articles L. 733-18 and L. 743-1 of the French Consumer Code, the cancellation of a debt corresponding to the amount of an unpaid cheque is deemed to constitute regularisation of the incide…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee savings funds.

Article R214-213-1

If the limits stipulated in a of V of article L. 214-164 are exceeded for reasons beyond the control of the fonds commun de placement d'entreprise, its primary objective must be to rectify the situati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Section D Central Council

Article D4233-21-1

The six regions with the highest number of assistant dispensing pharmacists, in accordance with article L. 4232-9, are designated by the national council, after consulting the board of the central cou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXa: Directory of personal data collected in the context of legal proceedings, known as "Redex".

Article R53-21-18

…egister management department, which shall immediately rectify or delete the data, depending on the case. It is the responsibility of the public prosecutor to inform the register management department…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Judicial representatives

Article R812-21-1

The provisions relating to the supervision and inspection of judicial agents, are applicable to the persons mentioned in III of Article L. 812-2 subject to the following provisions: 1° The provisions…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Decision to award employability assistance.

Article L5134-21-1

…or assessment of the support measures and measures aimed at the long-term integration of employees, carried out under a previous subsidised contract.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-21

As soon as the reason for the postponement no longer exists, the investigating judge shall proceed with the execution of the freezing order, under the conditions provided for in article 695-9-13.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee savings funds.

Article R214-214-6

The rule set out in article D. 214-32-13 regarding the minimum amount of assets of unit trusts does not apply to funds covered by this paragraph.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article L22-10-21

…e L. 225-69-1, relating to the proportion of members of the supervisory board of each sex, are applicable without threshold conditions to companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Responsibilities

Article L2122-21-1

…be taken before the award procedure for this contract or framework agreement is initiated. In this case, the resolution must include a definition of the scope of the need to be met and the estimated…

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