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Showing 15111520 of 57889 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 12-DCC-13 du 1 Feb 2012

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-13

…ghts attached to the shares or units of the acquirer, or for the nullity of the votes cast.The procedures for requesting and issuing this prior authorisation are set by order of the Minister for the E…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article L722-13

Where none of the candidates fulfils the condition of seniority required to be president of the commercial court, the first president of the court of appeal, on application by the public prosecutor, m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities

Article L2512-13

I.-In the City of Paris, the Prefect of Police exercises the powers and duties conferred upon him by the Consuls' decree of 12 messidor an VIII which determines the duties of the Prefect of Police in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Administration and municipal services

Article L2542-13

…being committed in burial places, or any act being permitted there that is contrary to the respect due to the memory of the dead.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets

Article R236-13

…ay also object to the merger, under the conditions set out in the first paragraph of article R. 236-11.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article R722-13

…the court or by a chamber president appointed under the conditions laid down in the articles R. 722-14 and R. 722-16. The president of the commercial court may always preside over a chamber when he co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-13

The purpose of the traineeship is to prepare the trainee for the practice of the profession. The trainee's activity is not limited to simple execution tasks. As far as possible, it is directly related…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-13

The same natural person or legal entity listed in 1° and 5° of article 5 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice of the liberal professions in the form of companies may only ho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Elections

Article R4441-13

Withdrawal of candidatures for the disciplinary chambers may not take place until fifteen days before the date of the ballot at the latest. It is notified to the body of the order by registered letter…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-13

…t their request, to the trade union organisations that meet the conditions laid down in article L. 6156-3. No revision of this list is permitted after the closing date, except in the event that a prac…

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