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Showing 681690 of 50010 articles for Art. CJEC – Metro I – 25 Oct. 1977 – case 26/76

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Handling of employers' claims and payment of beneficiaries

Article R6332-25

I.-Payment of the training costs borne by the skills operators is made once the actions mentioned in article L. 6313-1 have been carried out. II - For the actions mentioned in 1° to 3° of article L. 6…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-26

Any natural or legal person has the right to request communication of the deliberations and minutes of the municipal council, the budgets and accounts of the municipality and municipal by-laws.Each pe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-26

The Secretary General of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may decide to extend the on-site supervision of a person subject to its supervision: 1° To its subsidiaries ; 2° To legal…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Partial final settlement

Article R2191-26

A final partial payment is a payment which cannot be challenged by the parties after it has been paid, in particular when the balance is drawn up.With the exception of works contracts, the purchaser m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Specialist committees

Article R511-26

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution collects the information referred to in Articles L. 511-98 and L. 511-99 published by credit institutions and finance companies, under the conditio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional advisory committees

Article R6113-26

Expenses incurred by participation in the work of the professional advisory commissions and their working groups are paid in accordance with the procedures defined by decree.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The date on which divorce takes effect

Article 262-1

The divorce agreement or judgment takes effect in the relationship between the spouses, as regards their property:-when it is established by mutual consent by private-signature deed countersigned by l…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Formation of the jury

Article 261-1

The preparatory list must be drawn up in two originals, one of which is deposited at the town hall, and for Paris at the annexed town hall, and the other sent before 15 July to the secretariat-registr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-261

The following shall be entered in the National Register of Companies, upon declaration by the French public establishment of an industrial and commercial nature: 1° With regard to the legal entity: a)…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Securities lending

Article L211-26

When the borrower disposes of financial securities, priority is given to withdrawing them from the securities of the same type borrowed on the earliest date. Subsequent purchases of securities of the…

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