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Showing 13011310 of 3674 articles for Art. 23 mars 1983

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-102-5

…[Provisions declared to be unconstitutional by Constitutional Council decision no. 2017-750 DC of 23 March 2017]. The action for liability shall be brought before the competent court by any person p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: The general meeting of mutual insurance companies

Article R*322-68

…37 of 24 July 1966 on commercial companies and Section VI of Chapter IV of Title I of Decree no. 67-236 of 23 March 1967 on commercial companies to the companies governed by this Section.The right to…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Special measures.

Article 20

1. In the cases listed in article 2 of law no. 83-1119 of 23 December 1983, the following may be decided, in accordance with the terms and conditions of application laid down by decree in the Conseil…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-8-1

…rticle L. 5142-3 of this code in its version prior to the entry into force of Order no. 2022-414 of 23 March 2022, in accordance with III of Article 14 thereof, or have not been subjected to testing i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Education

Article R4424-2

…ational expenses to be borne by the State in application of Article 14 of Law no. 83-663 of 22 July 1983.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office

Article L2573-7

…bject to the adaptations provided for in II to XVIII. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2123-1La loi n° 2022-217 du 21 février 2022 relative à la différenciation, la décentralisation, la déc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1321-6

…authority that already exercised jurisdiction and this is confirmed by the loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 relative à la répartition de compétences entre les communes, les départements, les régions et l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Respective rights and duties of management and staff under their authority

Article R8124-8

…visions of the first paragraph apply without prejudice to article 28 of law no. 83-634 of 13th July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants and, with regard to medical inspectors, article…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administration.

Article R322-20

…nies, the persons mentioned in 2° of the second paragraph of article 5 of law no. 83-675 of 26 July 1983 are appointed by decree on the proposal of the Minister of the Economy and Finance.There shall…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation

Article R823-4

The members of the Board of Directors referred to in 1° and 2° of Article R. 823-2 who cease to hold office or who lose the capacity by virtue of which they were appointed shall be replaced under the…

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