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Showing 711720 of 55089 articles for Art. CA Bordeaux 2-3-2022 n° 18/04413

French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2 : The departmental conciliation committee for leases of commercial, industrial or craft buildings or premises.

Article D145-18

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The special register of individual entrepreneurs with limited liability.

Article R526-18

…mpletion of the formalities provided for in articles L. 526-9 and L. 526-11 in the event of the allocation of new assets or a withdrawal subsequent to the creation of the affected assets is governed b…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discipline.

Article L1442-18

Applications for relief from incapacity are addressed to the Minister of Justice. They are admissible only if a period of one year has elapsed since the refusal to install or the resignation.Any appli…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional advertising

Article R2131-18

…tained in the contract notice published on the principal medium of its choice, provided that it indicates the references.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to in-house pharmacies in health establishments, army hospitals, the Institution nationale des invalides, health cooperation groups, cosmetic surgery facilities, medico-social establishments and services and social and medico-social cooperation groups.

Article R5126-18

The provisions of this section apply to the in-house pharmacies of the establishments, services or organisations mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and 4° of article R. 5126-1.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to termination indemnities

Article R3133-18

…advance payment is made, the period for payment of the advance shall run from:1° The date of notification of the concession contract;2° Where the concession contract so provides, the date of notifica…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-18

…r conveyor in question. If the fault found in one installation is likely to be found in other technically similar installations, the Prefect may, after consulting the technical service for ski lifts a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Common provisions

Article L312-18

An order of the Minister for the Economy, issued after consultation with the Autorité des marchés financiers, sets the conditions under which credit institutions and investment firms authorised in ano…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-186

The authentication provided for in article 56 of the aforementioned decree no. 2009-1193 of 7 October 2009, as well as legalisation as part of a separate application to the land register, gives rise t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-180

…n accordance with the table below: Description of service Fee a) Acts and formalities taken in application of article 141 of the law of 1st June 1924 implementing French civil legislation in the depar…

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