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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other provisions.

Article L662-7

On pain of nullity of the judgment, the following may not sit on the judgment panels or take part in the deliberation of the proceedings: 1° The president of the court, if he has heard the debtor purs…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-7

In the event of misconduct or impediment, the statutory auditors may, under the conditions laid down by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, be relieved of their duties before the normal expiry of those duti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Obligations.

Article R228-72

Unless otherwise stipulated in the issue contract, the general meeting of bondholders shall be held at the registered office of the debtor company or at any other place in the same département.However…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article R50-79

In the exercise of the powers provided for in the fifth paragraph of I of Article 706-25-16, the Sentence Enforcement Judge of the Paris Judicial Court shall appoint the penitentiary integration and p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Remote electronic voting

Article R2122-70

Until the expiry of the period for lodging an appeal or, where an appeal has been lodged, until the court decision has become final, the media files including the copy of the source programmes and exe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation of the company.

Article R743-79

…for in Article 91 of the Finance Act of 28 April 1816, under the conditions set out in Articles R. 742-27-1, with the exception of its last paragraph, R. 742-27-2 et R. 742-28. If, within one year of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pay slip

Article D3243-7

Where the employer decides to issue the pay slip in electronic form, the employer shall inform the employee by any means giving a date certain, one month before the first issue of the pay slip in elec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Powers and funding of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee

Article R1432-73

The Agency and Working Conditions Committee's resources for social and cultural activities are made up of :1° The contribution paid by the agency for the operation of the agency's social institutions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R4134-7

The term of office of a member of the regional economic, social and environmental council who loses the capacity by virtue of which he or she was appointed or who is deprived of the right to vote expi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Relay doctors

Article R3413-7

If the number of relay doctors on the list appears to be insufficient, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may appoint a relay doctor from the list drawn up in another département, unle…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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