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Showing 461470 of 17922 articles for Art. Lonsdale v Howard & Hallam [2007] UKHL 32

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article R612-32

…stricts or prohibits the free disposal of all or part of the assets of a person subject to its supervision, pursuant to 4° of Article L. 612-33, the Autorité may order any issuing or depositary compan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article R621-32

I. - The use of one of the persons mentioned in 2° of I, II and III of article R. 621-31 shall be governed by a memorandum of understanding signed with the Autorité des marchés financiers, which sets…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Administration and guardianship

Article R721-32

…e Managing Director of the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer is appointed by the Chairman of the Supervisory Board for a renewable term of three years.He alone represents the Institut d'émission d'outre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Membership of company boards of directors or supervisory boards

Article R2312-32

…hey are made in the same way as those authorised for shareholders; c) They are sent within twenty-five days of the date of the meeting convened on first notice; 2° When all the shares of the company a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3121-32

In the event of extraordinary and prolonged unemployment occurring in a profession, the right to recovery is suspended for that profession: 1° By order of the Minister responsible for labour, either f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-32

In the absence of an agreement or convention mentioned in article L. 3142-46, the employee informs the employer by any means giving a date certain, at least fifteen calendar days before the start of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D3141-32

…hat last employed him/her by the number of hours worked during the period thus remunerated. In the event of a change in rates of pay, those applicable during the period of leave shall be taken into ac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Management of the special reserve.

Article D3324-32

When interest corresponding to sums paid into blocked current accounts is reinvested, it is capitalised annually.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for practising the profession of restaurant owner or similar or for fruit and vegetable retailers

Article R3262-32

For the application of 2° of article R. 3262-36, persons, businesses or organisations assimilated to restaurant owners must send the secretariat of the Commission, within thirty days of the end of a p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Social and tax regime.

Article R3332-32

The request for reimbursement of the tax credit, accompanied by the certificate, is sent to the tax office of the organisation that issued it. The refund is made to that organisation, which is respons…

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