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Showing 17811790 of 55089 articles for Art. CA Bordeaux 2-3-2022 n° 18/04413

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-30-2

…decree in the Conseil d'Etat. This training time, which may not be less than forty hours per year, cannot be deducted from the credit of hours provided for in Article L. 225-30-1. Part of this traini…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Planning and sustainable development

Article L4424-26-3

…takes into account the priorities set out in the town planning documents and in particular the Corsican sustainable development plan, as well as the housing development targets specified by the local…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D6523-2-3

In the statistical and financial statement provided for in article R. 6332-31, the skills operators authorised in application of article D. 6523-2-1 mention, for the local authority or authorities con…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Conseil des ventes volontaires de meubles aux enchères publiques.

Article R321-36-2

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: Tissue retrieval from living donors

Article R1241-3-2

…n may only be removed from a living donor if the following three conditions are met:-the harvest is carried out, in the absence of an available therapeutic alternative, for the treatment of extensive…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Transactions carried out by supplementary occupational pension funds

Article L143-2-3

…r undertaking, the members or the beneficiaries, unless he has separated, functionally and hierarchically, the performance of his duties as custodian from his other duties which could prove incompatib…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-24-1

…taneously meets the three conditions mentioned below, the latter is taken into account for the application of articles R. 214-32-24 and R. 214-32-41. These conditions are as follows1° As a result of i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-3

…a limit of forty hours over three consecutive years ; 4° By writing and publishing works of a technical nature up to a limit of thirty hours over three consecutive years; 5° By participating in works…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R7227-25-3

…request to the manager of the fund for financing and managing the individual right to training of local elected representatives mentioned in Article L. 1621-4, via the dematerialised service mentioned…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R6153-2-3

…tern's remuneration if it is not the intern's host structure. The terms and conditions for the application of this article are set by joint order of the ministers responsible for the budget, higher ed…

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