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Showing 701710 of 44213 articles for Art. CE 21-2-1979 n° 4896

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-21

…stock companies are required to file at the court registry, for annexation to the register of commerce and companies, within one month of the approval of the annual accounts by the ordinary meeting of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Conditions relating to the amount of remuneration paid to authors, performers and producers

Article 211-19

…natural persons, to performers playing the lead roles and to other natural persons engaged as producers of a feature film, the highest total remuneration awarded to any one of these persons exceeds a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L622-21

…pay a sum of money; 2° To rescind a contract for failure to pay a sum of money. II.-Without prejudice to the rights of creditors whose claim is mentioned in I of Article L. 622-17, the opening judgme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article R622-21

…the termination of a contract that is duly continued. The judicial representative's warning reproduces the legal and regulatory provisions relating to the time limits and formalities to be observed f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-21

…of personal data recorded are as follows: 1° In the event of payment of the partial activity allowance to the establishment, the judicial representative or the association mentioned in Article L. 3253…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-21

I. - When the competent court, seised of a claim for compensation for the harmful consequences of acts of prevention, diagnosis or care in a health care institution, considers that the damage suffered…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article R236-21

…of each of the companies involved in the cross-border merger. 1° The type, name and registered office of the participating companies, as well as those of the company resulting from the cross-border m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4031-21

I. - Voting shall take place electronically.To this end, an automated personal data processing system shall be set up under the responsibility of the Minister for Health.This automated processing guar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIb: Medical regulation assistants

Article L4393-21

…Economic Area who, without possessing the diploma mentioned in article L. 4393-19, hold : 1° Evidence of formal qualifications issued by one or more Member States or parties and required by the compe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Issuing work permits

Article R5221-21

…eferred to by these provisions; 2° A foreign national holding a temporary residence permit bearing the words "seeking employment or setting up a business" issued in application of a…

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