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Showing 30513060 of 5931 articles for Art. 13 juin 1969

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The performance of the duties of clerk of the commercial court by the company and the members.

Article R743-60

If one of the partners is temporarily prevented, by force majeure, from carrying out his duties, he shall be replaced by the other partners practising within the company. If all the partners are simul…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Provision of mobile radio network infrastructure

Article R1426-2

Operators benefiting from the provision of infrastructures mentioned in Article R. 1426-1 shall communicate, before 30 June each year, to the Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques et…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Auctions.

Article D514-17

Sales are carried out by the auctioneers attached to the establishment as appraisers. They are assisted, where necessary, by auctioneers and clerks chosen and paid by them. Failing this, sales are car…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Service at the request of the parties

Article A444-34

The services listed under numbers 131 to 134 of table 3-2 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 3-2 of article appendix 4-7)Description of the serviceFee 131 S…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Setting the number of students

Article R4381-7

When the Minister responsible for health plans to fix for one or more academic years the number of students to be admitted to the first year of studies in the training institutes or schools for the pr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Distribution and transfer of shares in central insurance companies.

Article L322-22

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 322-13, shares in central insurance companies may : a) Either be distributed free of charge to members of staff of national insurance undertakings ; b) or be so…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3121-14

…time equivalent to the legal working time for the professions and jobs mentioned in article L. 3121-13. This agreement determines the remuneration for periods of inactivity.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Disputes (R).

Article D2122-2

The five-day period within which, in accordance with article L. 2122-13, the election of the mayor and deputy mayors may be declared null and void from twenty-four hours after the election.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Homeopathic medicinal products

Article R5121-105

A medicinal product or a series of medicinal products mentioned in Article L. 5121-13 may only be registered if the applicant is established in a Member State of the European Community or a party to t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Reserving contracts for economic operators employing disabled and disadvantaged workers

Article L2113-12

Contracts or lots of a contract may be reserved for adapted companies mentioned in article L. 5213-13 of the French Labour Code, establishments and services providing assistance through work mentioned…

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