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Showing 44514460 of 59993 articles for Art. 1-3-1995

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Secondary insolvency proceedings

Article R692-3

The court shall rule on the applications for provisional or protective measures referred to in II of Article L. 692-2 after having heard or duly called in chambers the debtor who has not been divested…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation and operation

Article R722-3

The General Meeting may only validly deliberate if at least half of its members are present or represented. If the quorum provided for in the previous paragraph is not reached, the meeting is reconven…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune and merged communes

Article R2113-3

On polling day, ballot papers sent by the prefect to the mayors of the municipalities concerned are placed at the disposal of voters in each polling station under the responsibility of the polling sta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: Other institutions

Article D615-3

The Government Commissioners appointed to a body pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 615-1 shall ensure that the body, either directly or through its subsidiaries or the establishments over which…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Calculation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-3

Notwithstanding the provisions of article D. 3324-2, the added value of banking and insurance companies is determined as follows: 1° For credit institutions and finance companies, by banking income ex…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the national health data system

Article R1461-3

I.-The Plateforme des données de santé and the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie are jointly responsible for the national health data system. II.The Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie is re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Consultation prior to voluntary interruption of pregnancy

Article R2212-3

Approval is granted by the Prefect of the département, after consultation with a committee whose membership is set by order of the Minister for Health. This committee includes civil servants from depa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishments providing family information, advice or counselling

Article R2311-3

I.-Persons who set up or manage an approved establishment in accordance with the procedure set out in article R. 2311-2 may receive financial assistance from the State. This assistance is paid under c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Processes, products and appliances for mandatory disinfection.

Article R3114-3

The experiments prior to approval are carried out under the supervision of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé and are intended to establish whether the process and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional organisation

Article R821-32

The meeting hears the regional council's moral and financial report for the past financial year and the censors' report on the regional council's financial management. It decides on these reports.

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