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Showing 261270 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-28

…7, taking into account all relevant factors. As an exception to the previous paragraph, in the sole case provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 145-18, the tenant must vacate the premises…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Enforcement procedure

Article 695-28

…hat his representation at all the acts of the proceedings is sufficiently guaranteed. In the latter case, the first president of the court of appeal or the judge designated by him may subject the want…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Early termination of the contract.

Article L1251-28

…ecific term ; 2° The duration completed when the contract does not include a specific term. In both cases, the total period of notice may not be less than one day or more than two weeks.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The decision on the merits of the request and the implementation of corrective measures by the prison administration

Article R249-28

…anded in custody, the transfer may only be decided with the agreement of the magistrate to whom the case file is referred pursuant to Article 715. If the detainee accepts the proposed transfer, it sha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of redeployment leave

Article R1233-28

…leave; 2° The services of the support unit from which the employee may benefit; 3° Depending on the case, the precise nature of the training or validation of the experience acquired, as well as the na…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the enforcement judge

Article D49-28

…tion staff; 2° To any person fulfilling a mission in the prison, when their knowledge of individual cases or of the problems to be examined makes their presence useful. The Sentence Enforcement Judge…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Resources

Article R121-28

…resources of the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration come from:1° Taxes, fees and case fees that it is authorised to collect;2° Taxes paid by employers who take on foreign workers, a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of distributors

Article L213-28

…elate to the work concerned. The amortization status of the guaranteed minimums is indicated in all cases.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-28

…eferred to in Article L. 236-2 for members who have not exercised their right of withdrawal; In all cases, all members are invited to attend the meeting. In all cases, all the members shall be called…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Popular insurance.

Article L132-28

…he Conseil d'Etat will specify the terms and conditions for the application of I, in particular the cases and conditions in which the obligation to draw up agreements is not justified given the nature…

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