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Showing 551560 of 56586 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12-1-1967 n° 65-10.196

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to market undertakings and clearing houses

Article L764-12

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-12

The publisher is obliged to ensure that the work is permanently and continuously exploited and commercially distributed, in accordance with the practices of the profession.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative organisation

Article L114-12

In order to carry out their missions, the sports resource, expertise and performance centres have at their disposal the equipment, staff and credits allocated to them by the State and the region. They…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R222-12

The sports agents' commission may, at the request of the licence holder, suspend a sports agent's licence. The regulations governing sports agents specify the procedures for requesting suspension and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L224-12

The change of manager provided for in the fifth paragraph of article L. 224-6 entails the transfer to the new manager of all the individual rights in the plan being set up. In the event of a change in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Operating credit

Article L313-12

All open-ended loans, other than occasional loans, granted by a credit institution or finance company to a company may only be reduced or interrupted following written notification and the expiry of a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Prior interview.

Article L1233-12

During the preliminary interview, the employer will state the reasons for the proposed decision and ask the employee for explanations.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work.

Article L1255-12

In all the cases provided for in this section, the court may order, as an additional penalty, that the judgment be posted at the expense of the convicted temporary employment agency or user, in accord…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist municipalities.

Article L133-12

The designation referred to in article L. 133-11 is granted, at the request of the municipalities concerned, by decision of the competent administrative authority taken for a period of five years.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L411-12

Holiday vouchers are valid until 31 December of the second calendar year following the year of issue. Vouchers not used during this period may be exchanged within three months of the end of the period…

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