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Showing 23712380 of 21304 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 24 Nov. 1998 – Chevassus-Marche

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial and statistical monitoring

Article R5134-18

…y the Fonds national des solidarités actives pursuant to the third paragraph of I of article L. 262-24 of the code de l'action sociale et des familles ; 4° Compiling anonymous statistical and financia…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-100

…the powers granted to it in particular by Article L. 225-18, the fourth paragraph of article L. 225-24, the third paragraph of L. 225-40, the third paragraph of l'article L. 225-42 and by l'article L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1a: Contracts Committee

Article L2315-44-2

For contracts where the value exceeds a threshold set by decree, the Social and Economic Committee, acting on a proposal from the Contracts Committee, determines the criteria used to select the Commit…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: First demand guarantee and personal and joint surety

Article R2191-39

Where the contract holder is a joint and several grouping, the substitution guarantee is provided by the authorised representative for the total amount of the contract.Where the contract holder is a j…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Additional work, supplies or services which have become necessary

Article R2194-2

The contract may be amended when, subject to the limit set out in article R. 2194-3, additional works, supplies or services, whatever their amount, have become necessary and were not included in the i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: French regulated markets.

Article D421-4

The decision to appoint a trustee shall specify the foreseeable duration of the assignment and the terms on which the market undertaking will remunerate the trustee, taking into account the nature and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-11

…vention on the Statute of the International Criminal Court, opened for signature in Rome on 18 July 1998, any person suspected of having committed abroad one of the following offences may be prosecute…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Rules applicable to certain global contracts

Article L2371-1

The purchaser may decide to use the global contracts mentioned in article L. 2171-1. The provisions of articles L. 2171-2 to L. 2171-7 then apply to these contracts.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Operation management

Article L2422-3

The project owner may award a public contract to a project manager for general administrative, financial and technical assistance. This public contract is concluded in writing, regardless of its value…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Rules applicable to contracting entities

Article R2161-23

The contracting entity may award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without negotiation, provided that it has indicated in the contract notice or in the invitation to confirm interest th…

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