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Showing 33213330 of 30453 articles for Art. 1215 · Cass. com. 8 February 1966 · Cass. com. 27 February 2001 · Cass. 3e civ. 18 December 1968 · Cass. com. 24 March 1998

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The undertaking given by the insolvency practitioner in the main insolvency proceedings

Article R692-8

…mitted by the insolvency practitioner of the main insolvency proceedings pursuant to Article L. 692-8 shall be accompanied by: 1° The undertaking; 2° The list of claims of local creditors; 3° Any docu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the public fire and rescue establishment of Corsica

Article L1424-84

The fire and rescue services in Corsica may decide, by concordant deliberations of their board of directors, to create a Corsican public fire and rescue establishment.The provisions of section 5 of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4113-80

…solution of the company and its liquidation under the conditions defined byarticle 26 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies and by the Articles of Associ…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-8

…s licence imposed under the preceding paragraph. Subject to the case provided for in Article L. 611-8, a transfer of the rights referred to in the first paragraph does not affect the rights acquired b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Hospital duties for pharmacy students.

Article R6153-88

Hospital pharmacy students are subject to the disciplinary rules applicable to students.In the event of an offence committed by a hospital pharmacy student within the hospital establishment to which h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-89

In the event of closure due to insufficient assets, the representative of the estate or the appointed court-appointed agent shall recover the exercise of the bondholders' rights.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Operation

Article 133-8

The committee decides by a majority of the votes cast. In the event of a tie, the Chairman has the casting vote.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-83

In the event of the company's receivership or liquidation, the representatives of the bondholders' group are empowered to act on behalf of the latter.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Universal guarantee fund for rental risks

Article R426-8

In the event of liquidation of the first section of the guarantee fund relating to compensation, and after deduction of the residual commitments of the Union des entreprises et des salariés pour le lo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceeding limit values

Article R4451-80

…r's exposure exceeds one of the limit values laid down in articles R. 4451-6, R. 4451-7 and R. 4451-8, the employer shall immediately take steps to: 1° Stop the exposure; 2° Determine as soon as possi…

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