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Showing 52715280 of 8110 articles for Art. CA Montpellier 21-12-2011

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R822-88

…the forms provided for in article R. 822-86. The company has six months from the date of this notification to notify the shareholder, in the same form, of a plan to sell his shares to a third party or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article R4134-6

…six years. In accordance with the procedure laid down in articles R. 4134-3 et R. 4134-4, to the vacancy of seats, within a period of two months from the date on which the vacancy is established by t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Control

Article R7124-38

…e reported, as soon as possible, by French consular officials to the French authorities or to the local authorities if the laws of the country provide for repression. These agents must also take the n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Installation and operation

Article R5126-98

…conditions provided for in its III, of article R. 5126-34 and of II of article R. 5126-36 are applicable, as far as it is concerned, to the pharmacy for internal use of the central pharmacy of the ar…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: The Higher Council for Mountain Sports

Article D142-28

…nd Mountain Clubs; 4° The President of the French Hiking Federation; 5° The President of the French Canoeing Federation; 6° The President of the Fédération sportive et gymnique du travail ; 7° The pre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation of the commune

Article L2573-3

…r to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des collectivités territoriales, sont applicables aux communes de la Polynésie française sous réserve des adaptations prévues aux II, III, IV,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-1-1

Annual season tickets giving access to professional sports competitions in which a sports association or a company mentioned in articles L. 122-2 and L. 122-12 is taking part may only be sold by them,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties.

Article L1453-7

…These authorisations are granted for a maximum of two weeks per four-year period following the publication of the list of trade union representatives on which the trade union representative is registe…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conduct of the competition

Article R2162-15

…tends to award a service contract to the winner or one of the winners of the design contest in application of article R. 2122-6, it must indicate this in the contest notice.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R121-11

The Board of Directors of the French Office for Immigration and Integration may delegate some of its powers mentioned in 11° and 12° of Article R. 121-9 to the Director General, under the conditions i…

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