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Showing 56415650 of 60095 articles for Art. CA Metz 1-3-2012 n° 09/03355

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R6156-32

…e agenda of the Plenary Meeting. The Chairman of the Board of Governors has the same right. In this case, the Plenary Meeting is convened within a maximum of two months from the date of the request.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Investment recommendations produced or disseminated as part of a journalistic activity

Article L621-32

…cordance with the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association. Only persons in the categories listed in the same 1° may join.The association draws up a code of conduct. This code defi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article L612-39

…ion that the AMF is responsible for ensuring compliance with, or the approved codes of conduct applicable to its profession, has failed to submit to the AMF the requested recovery programme or the tra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article L6471-3

…ts are accompanied by the following appendices: 1° Summary data on the financial situation of the local authority; 2° A list of assistance granted by the local authority to associations in the form of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L1543-3

…e contract; 3° on the suitability for use, the risks inherent in the use of the product, the checks carried out, the instructions for use or the precautions to be taken. Attempted breaches of the prov…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: The knowledge test referred to in article L. 811-5

Article A811-34

…the following tests: 1° A written test, lasting five hours, the purpose of which is to deal with a case file relating to one or more of the tasks likely to be entrusted to a judicial administrator. T…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions of access and practice

Article R548-3

…nce of professional skills resulting from :1° Either a level I or II diploma attesting to higher education in banking, finance, economics or business sciences, management sciences, physical sciences,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-border demergers

Article R236-36

…36-21, the draft terms of cross-border demerger shall contain the following information: 1° The indicative timetable envisaged for the cross-border division; 2° The date or dates from which the operat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Management of the special reserve.

Article D3324-36

…e dates, redeemable securities and assets that have become available are to be sent and, where applicable, the account into which the corresponding sums are to be paid; 3° Inform the employee that he/…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Accounting

Article D5217-36

…r:1° Taking all necessary steps to collect revenues, legacies and donations and other resources allocated to the service of the metropolitan authority;2° Drawing up, against debtors in arrears and wit…

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