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Showing 20612070 of 69500 articles for Art. 515-6 al. 1 and al. 2

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-69

…limited to eighteen.The Supervisory Board is composed by seeking a balanced representation of women and men.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-68

…y list subject to the prior authorisation of the Supervisory Board. However, sureties, endorsements and guarantees, except in companies operating a banking or financial institution, are subject to aut…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-66

The Chairman of the Management Board or, where applicable, the sole Managing Director represents the company in its dealings with third parties. However, the Articles of Association may empower the Su…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-67

…of office as managing director may be held in a controlled company within the meaning of Article L. 233-16 by the company of which that person is a member of the management board or sole managing dire…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General information

Article L721-6

The defence and management body contributes to the general interest mission of preserving and promoting the territories, local traditions and know-how as well as the products derived from them. For ea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2 : Management and administration of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-60

…ely distributes among its members, where applicable under the conditions provided for in Article L. 22-10-26, the overall sums allocated to them in the form of attendance fees; in particular, it may a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Local referendum

Article R1112-6

The following articles of the Electoral Code are applicable to preparatory polling operations and the conduct of voting operations: 1° Article R. 40 relating to the division of voters into polling sta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial arrangements and legal representation of agencies

Article R1432-61

The control of expenditure exercised by the Accounting Officer pursuant toArticle 19 of Decree 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management shall be appropriate and propo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial arrangements and legal representation of agencies

Article R1432-62

…ayment by the accounting officer once he has checked that the invoice corresponds to the commitment and the service rendered. This certification of the service rendered takes the place of authorisatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial arrangements and legal representation of agencies

Article R1432-66

…Health Agency may reach a settlement. He shall represent the State before the administrative court and the administrative court of appeal in all disputes relating to decisions taken by it pursuant to…

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