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Showing 25612570 of 65950 articles for Art. CJUE 30-9-2021 aff. 299/20 and ord. 10-2-2022 aff. 191/21

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VII: Review in civil matters

Article 1031-23

…consideration refers the case back to a court hearing the case on the merits, the rules of referral and procedure are those applicable to the courts of referral after cassation.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VII: Review in civil matters

Article 1031-22

When the Court of Reconsideration grants a request for reconsideration of the appellant's appeal, the proceedings continue before the full court.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board.

Article L2353-30

In the absence of an agreement by the special negotiating body on the choice of the form of participation, the directors determine the form of participation applicable. The applicable system is always…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 5: Salaried employees

Article R743-139-20-1

The age limit provided for in article L. 741-1 applies to salaried commercial court clerks.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-30

…ion; > 2° Actual operating revenue/population; > 3° Gross capital expenditure/population; > 4° Outstanding debt/population; 5° Global operating grant/population; > 6° Staff costs/real operating expend…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: The Pay Parking Disputes Commission

Article R2333-120-21 bis

…that may be paid annually by the same rapporteur, are set by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister for the Budget.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-10

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the events and that, by virtue of its articles of association, is dedicated to combating the social or cultural exc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE X: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article L72-103-2

…2° Les dépenses relatives aux indemnités de fonction prévues aux articles L. 7227-17 to L. 7227-21 and the training costs for elected representatives mentioned in article L. 7227-14 as well as contri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Powers which may be transferred to a grouping by decision of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency

Article R6133-30

…ions of general interest mentioned in article L. 162-22-13 of the Social Security Code; 7° Teaching and research activities other than those mentioned in 6°; 8° Information and telecommunications syst…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Interception of correspondence sent by electronic communications

Article 100-2

…taken for a maximum period of four months. It may only be renewed under the same conditions of form and duration, without the total duration of the interception exceeding one year or, in the case of a…

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