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Showing 671680 of 40133 articles for Art. CA Versailles 7-3-2024 n° 22/05759

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local conciliation commission.

Article R6142-22

Articles R. 6142-19 to R. 6142-21 apply to any difficulties that may arise between the contracting parties when drawing up, revising or applying the regulations attached to the agreements referred to…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial and accounting system

Article R411-22

…sistance as defined in articles L. 411-13 and L. 411-14; 5° In general, all expenditure required to carry out its missions.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions

Article R784-22

…hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L532-22

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the procedures to be followed by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the Autorité des marchés financiers in exercising the powers ve…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Authorisation procedure applicable to the termination or transfer of the contract.

Article R4623-22

The Labour Inspector's decision is reasoned. It is notified by any means capable of giving it a date certain: 1° To the employer ; 2° To the company doctor; 3° In the case of an autonomous service, to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-22

…ess of its registered office at which the draft terms of merger may be inspected, the amount of its capital and, in the case of participating companies registered in France, the particulars specified…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and activities

Article R5126-22

The categories of preparations referred to in 2° of Article L. 5126-5 which an internal-use pharmacy of a health care establishment may entrust by written contract to a pharmaceutical establishment au…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investment of sums held in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-11

…tment approval has been granted, the financial aid is awarded on a permanent basis and the sums are calculated and entered in the distribution company's automatic cinema distribution account if produc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Master and feeder UCITS

Article L214-22

…er UCITS or sub-fund thereof. A feeder UCITS may invest up to 15% of its assets in the following:1° Cash on an ancillary basis ;2° Financial contracts referred to in 5° of I of Article L. 214-20, whic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control.

Article D214-32-7-11

…of the formation of public limited liability companies and the maintenance and alteration of their capital, and in respect of acquisitions of the company's own shares.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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