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Showing 17311740 of 2822 articles for Art. 22 avr. 1980

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R1331-76

…ave them examined by an installer, or any other person qualified in accordance with article R. 1331-22, who shall draw up a certificate. If they are not replaced, the certificate is drawn up in accord…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 16: Partial or total transfer of the business.

Article R631-42

…re the sale of all or part of the business has been ordered by the court pursuant to article L. 631-22, the mandataire judiciaire shall receive the sale price notwithstanding the execution of the deed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L950-1

…ment du terrorisme;Article L. 123-16 is applicable in its wording resulting from Act n° 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 on the growth and transformation of businesses;Article L. 123-16-2 is applicable in its…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Surrender in application of international conventions or European Union law

Article L621-3

…ibing, at the time of entry into this territory, the compulsory declaration provided for by article 22 of the same convention, when he was required to fulfil this formality.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-5

Undertakings authorised to operate in the classes mentioned in 20 and 22 of article R. 321-1 may be authorised to provide directly, as ancillary insurance forming part of a life insurance contract and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-41

…erlying the Solvency Capital Requirement calculated in accordance with Articles R. 356-19 to R. 356-22.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Action for cessation of unlawful conduct

Article L621-7

…ist published in the Official Journal of the European Union pursuant to Article 4 of Directive 2009/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 as amended on injunctions for t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article R224-25

…ories of automotive spare parts from the circular economy concerned by the provisions of Article R. 224-22 are as follows: 1° Removable bodywork parts; 2° Interior trim and upholstery parts; 3° Unglue…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R225-33

…ely distributes among its members, where applicable under the conditions provided for in Article L. 22-10-8, the overall sums allocated to the directors in the form of attendance fees; in particular,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R22-10-11

…tituent general meeting is convened at the place indicated in the notice provided for in article R. 22-10-3. The notice of meeting shall state the company name and form, the intended address of the re…

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