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Showing 17911800 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Measures to boost audiovisual production

Article 916-34

…ersion by a television service publisher or by a publisher of on-demand audiovisual media services, may be included on the list of reference works mentioned in article 311-28 drawn up in 2021, provide…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-19

The committee referred to in I of Article 28-3 shall comprise: 1° The public prosecutor at the Court of Cassation or his delegate chosen by him from among the first advocates general or advocates gene…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal provisions

Article L744-13

…ight-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 221-35 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 221-36 Order no. 2010 420 of 27 April 2010 L. 221-37 Act no. 2007-177…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Other service providers

Article L775-32

…mn of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 548-1 and L. 548-2 Order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 548-3 and L. 548-4 Order no. 2014-559 of 30 May 2014 L. 548-5 O…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operations

Article R515-9

…States of the priority solidarity zone determined by this committee pursuant toarticle 3 of decree no. 98-66 of 4 February 1998 creating the Interministerial Committee for International Cooperation a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-30

…s and subcontractors, without an exploitation licence having been granted to them, the court seised may not order either the cessation or interruption of exploitation, or the confiscation provided for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee savings funds.

Article R214-214-5

The assets of a fonds commun de placement d'entreprise mentioned in article L. 214-165-1 may include shares in sociétés anonymes à responsabilité limitée issued by companies governed by law no. 47-177…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Redundancies for economic reasons.

Article L321-13

…calculated on the monthly average of salaries paid over the last twelve months worked. This amount may vary depending on the age at which the contract is terminated and the size of the company concer…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Advance information of employees enabling them to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in undertakings subject to the obligation to set up a works council

Article L141-31

The sale is again subject to articles L. 141-28 to L. 141-30 when it occurs more than two years after the date on which all employees were informed of the sale. If during this two-year period the work…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REFUGEE STATUS

Article L511-1

…4 December 1950;3° To any person who meets the definitions of Article 1 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 relating to the Status of Refugees.These persons are governed by the provisions applica…

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