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Showing 811820 of 51862 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 8-2-2024 n° 22-22.301

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-22

An order made on the basis of article 706-18 by which an investigating judge decides to relinquish jurisdiction may, to the exclusion of all other means of appeal, be referred within five days of its…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Safety requirements for football, handball, field and indoor hockey goal cages and basketball goals

Article R322-22

Equipment manufactured in accordance with the relevant safety standards, the references of which are published in the Journal officiel de la République française, is deemed to meet the safety requirem…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The jury

Article A212-22

The audiovisual means of communication used for jury meetings and deliberations must guarantee the effective, continuous and real-time participation of all jury members, whether or not they are physic…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions

Article R332-22

Entering or remaining, without a legitimate reason, in the competition area of a sports venue during the running of an event, its preparation or the restoration of the site at the end of an event is p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Electronic money issuers

Article L572-22

Failure by the directors of an electronic money institution to publish the annual financial statements in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 526-38 is punishable by a fine of €15,000…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Approvals and changes to shareholdings

Article L612-22

When a merger directly or indirectly involving a person subject to the supervision of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution is the subject of an in-depth review pursuant to the last par…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Additional responsibilities in companies with fewer than three hundred employees.

Article L2143-22

In undertakings with fewer than three hundred employees and in establishments belonging to such undertakings, the trade union delegate is, by right, the trade union representative on the social and ec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedures for ratifying agreements in companies with fewer than eleven employees

Article L2232-22

Where the draft revision agreement or rider referred to in article L. 2232-21 is approved by a two-thirds majority of the workforce, it is deemed to be a valid company agreement. The revision agreemen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation.

Article L2353-22

The European Company Committee and its officers may be assisted by experts of their choice at any level they deem appropriate, insofar as this is necessary for the performance of their tasks. The cost…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-22

At the end of the leave or the period of part-time work mentioned in article L. 3142-20, the employee returns to his job or a similar job with at least equivalent remuneration.

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