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Showing 761770 of 18199 articles for Art. CE 10-7-2012 n° 336492

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Filings appended to the register

Article R123-102

…ed as an annex to the Trade and Companies Register on behalf of a legal entity whose registered office is located on French territory shall be filed at the registry of the court within whose jurisdict…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisation

Article R1231-10

…f experts communicates its decision in writing to the donor and to the doctor in charge of the service, department or care structure of the health establishment in which the removal is envisaged, who…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Presentation and determination of the statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure

Article R6145-10

…health and social security.The revenue and expenditure forecasts are set by the Director in accordance with the procedures defined in articles R. 6145-13 to R. 6145-18 and in compliance with the condi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approvals

Article L321-10

…et de résolution verifies that the following conditions are met:-the technical and financial resources that the undertaking proposes to implement are sufficient and appropriate with regard to its pro…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-10

…the authority of the deliberative assembly of the region, department or local authority, in accordance with a procedure led by the president of this assembly. II.-The following are involved in drawing…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-100

I.-An Ordinary General Meeting is held at least once a year, within six months of the end of the financial year, unless this period is extended by court order. If the Ordinary General Meeting has not…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-10

…s chapter, or pursuant to the second paragraph of article 2346 of the Civil Code, shall not take place until ten days at the earliest after notification of the proceedings to the creditors who have re…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L251-10

Where, for one or more of the modes of exploitation, the line producer directly exploits an audiovisual work, he shall draw up the corresponding exploitation account in accordance with sub-section 1 o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Information on public water supplies

Article D1321-104

Except in an emergency situation where all measures are taken to inform users as quickly as possible by appropriate means, the mayor will display in the town hall, within two working days of receiving…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-10

…person claimed, the Public Prosecutor shall inform him, in a language he understands, of the existence and content of the extradition request against him and advise him that he may be assisted by a la…

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