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Showing 631640 of 58927 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 1-6-2010 n° 09-65.482

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-6

I. - The Articles of Association of the société de libre partenariat are published in an extract in the Trade and Companies Register. The particulars that must appear therein are defined by decree.II.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Deposit guarantee mechanism and resolution funding mechanism

Article L312-6-1

Where the European Commission takes a decision pursuant to Article 19(3) of Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2014 on the compatibility of recourse t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Donation of rest days to a parent of a deceased or seriously ill child

Article L1225-65-1

An employee may, at his or her request and in agreement with the employer, give up anonymously and without consideration all or part of his or her unused rest days, whether or not they have been alloc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Trade union audience measurement for companies with fewer than eleven employees

Article L2122-10-6

Employee trade union organisations that meet the criteria of respect for republican values, independence and financial transparency, that have been legally constituted for at least two years and whose…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1211-6-1

No one may be excluded from donating blood unless there are medical contraindications.No one may be excluded from donating blood on the grounds of sexual orientation. The selection criteria for blood…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appeal against the decision of the commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article L212-10-6

A Government Commissioner appointed by the Minister for Culture attends the meetings of the Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Sectoral global markets

Article L2171-6-1

Ile-de-France Mobilités may award an overall contract to an economic operator for the design, construction and fitting out of maintenance and storage sites for the modes of transport (bus, tramway, tr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-60-1

An attendance sheet is kept at each meeting. Decisions taken at each meeting are recorded in minutes, signed by the officers and kept at the registered office in a special register. The particulars th…

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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 695-9-18

Notwithstanding the provisions of 4° of Article 695-9-17, execution of the freezing order may not, with regard to taxes or duties, customs and exchange, be refused on the grounds that French law does…

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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 695-9-13

After ensuring that the request is in order, the investigating judge shall decide on the execution of the freezing order as soon as possible and, if possible, within twenty-four hours of receipt of th…

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