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Showing 6170 of 43840 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 17-3-2021 n° 19-21.463 FS-P

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-3

The collective agreement referred to inarticle L. 1237-19 is sent to the administrative authority for validation. The administrative authority validates the collective agreement once it has verified:…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article 30-17

The draft merger, demerger or partial contribution of assets is drawn up by the management of each association participating in the operation at least two months before the date of the deliberations p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Judgement

Article R1454-19-3

After the order for closure, no pleadings may be filed or exhibits produced in the proceedings, failing which they will be declared inadmissible ex officio. However, applications to intervene voluntar…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 321-17

To be eligible for support for the pre-production of immersive works, legal entities must meet the following conditions:1° Be established in France;2° Have presidents, directors or managers, and a maj…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-17

To be eligible for financial support, audiovisual works belonging to the genre of audiovisual adaptation of live performances must be produced by delegated production companies that:1° In the case of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1123-19-3

The accounting operations of the personal protection committees are carried out by a single accounting agency set up as an accounting group under the conditions laid down inarticle 188 of decree no. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-19

I. - The assets of a general-purpose investment fund may also include, up to the limit of 10% stipulated in II of article R. 214-32-18 : 1° warrants ; 2° Savings bonds 3° Promissory notes 4° mortgage…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article L225-197-3

The rights resulting from the allocation of free shares are non-transferable until the end of the vesting period. In the event of the death of the beneficiary, his heirs may request the allocation of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Formalities prior to marriage celebrated abroad by a foreign authority

Article 171-3

At the request of the diplomatic or consular authority with jurisdiction over the place of celebration of the marriage, the hearing and individual interviews with the future spouses referred to in art…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising departmental mandates

Article L3123-19-3

According to the conditions laid down in an annual resolution, the departmental council may make a vehicle available to its members or to departmental employees when this is justified by the exercise…

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