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Showing 40114020 of 22478 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 21 June 2016 – no. 14-26.938

French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1121-2

…scriminatory measure, in particular with regard to remuneration, within the meaning of Article L. 3221-3, profit-sharing measures or the distribution of shares, training, redeployment, assignment, qua…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L772-10

…1-36-1, references to European regulations on restrictive measures taken pursuant to Articles 75 or 215 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union are replaced by references to the Europea…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting payment periods

Article R3133-11

…vice; 2° Sixty days for public undertakings within the meaning of II of Article 1 of the Order of 7 June 2004 transposing Directive 80/723/EEC of 25 June 1980 on the transparency of financial relation…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-11

Notification of the proposed transfer or pledge of company shares, provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 223-14 and Article L. 223-15, shall be made by extrajudicial document or by regist…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Penal provisions.

Article R247-3

Failure to comply with the filing obligations set out in articles L. 232-21 to L. 232-23 is punishable by the fine provided for in article 131-13 of the Penal Code for fifth-class offences. In the eve…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Beneficiaries of subsidiary protection

Article L424-17

The residence permit bearing the words "long-term resident-EU" issued to a foreign national pursuant to article L. 424-14 may be withdrawn if the foreign national loses the benefit of subsidiary prote…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: Residence permits granted to beneficiaries of international protection

Article R424-12

A foreign national holding a residence permit bearing the words "long-term resident-EU" provided for in article L. 424-14, issued by France, may have it withdrawn if he loses the benefit of subsidiary…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Public auction sales.

Article R322-15

The minimum value of lots is set at 15 euros for sales of goods of any kind, ordered or authorised in the cases provided for by articles L. 322-14 and L. 322-15. This minimum may be lowered by the cou…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Preventing business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures.

Article R611-47

The terms of remuneration of the ad hoc agent, the conciliator, the agent for the execution of the agreement and the expert mentioned in article L. 611-14 include the criteria on the basis of which it…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit, other engagements and services performed by statutory auditors

Article D823-7-1

For the application of the second paragraph of Article L. 441-14, the statutory auditors shall certify, in the report mentioned in Article R. 823-7, of the fairness of the information referred to in A…

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