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Showing 54815490 of 8110 articles for Art. CA Montpellier 21-12-2011

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-38

…the offeror, acting alone or in concert, comes to hold, at the end of the offer, a fraction of the capital or voting rights in excess of a percentage set by the general regulations of the Autorité de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6313-6

…es Ier, III et IV) ; livre VI (titre II) ; 2° Cinquième partie : livres IV, VI et VII. For the application of these provisions to Saint-Martin:the reference to communes, departments and regions is rep…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-19

To carry out the analysis programme provided for in articles R. 1321-10, R. 1321-15, R. 1321-15-1 and R. 1321-16 and for the additional analyses provided for in articles R. 1321-17 and R. 1321-18, wat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article R613-6

…tates of the European Union or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. It is communicated to all the competent authorities concerned in the other Member States of the European Union or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Standing advisory group on working conditions

Article R4641-7

In addition to the tasks set out in article L. 4641-2-1, the National Committee for Prevention and Health at Work: 1° Contributes to defining the French position on strategic issues at European or int…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for early access authorisation

Article R5121-68

I.-The application for authorisation to obtain the early access provided for in Article L. 5121-12 is sent by electronic means, by the holder of the exploitation rights or his authorised representativ…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-3

…greement or convention or, failing this, by the regulations of the sports federation or, where applicable, the professional league.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article L2333-43-1

…ration provided for in I of article L. 2333-43 within the prescribed period will result in the application of a fine of up to €12,500 but not less than €750. Omissions or inaccuracies in the same decl…

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

Article R722-39

…e may enter into an agreement with the lawyer appointed or accepted by the claimant and, where applicable, with the claimant. The agreement determines the amount of fees to be paid according to an hou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6152-334

…al practitioners of doctors, pharmacists and odontologists by public health establishments, in application of the provisions of 2° of article L. 6152-1, and by the public establishments mentioned in I…

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