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Showing 53215330 of 10563 articles for Art. CE 27-9-2006 n° 285279

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-12-1

Where the auditor's term of office is limited to three financial years, in addition to the report referred to in Article L. 823-9, the statutory auditor shall prepare a report for the directors identi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation.

Article L3332-6-1

…s for this possibility and proposes, in the form of a standard agreement indicating the various choices left to the employer, specific stipulations for these companies. The company agreement concluded…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-30-1

…rectors elected by the employees or appointed pursuant to article L. 225-27-1 shall have the time necessary to carry out their mandate effectively, under the conditions defined by decree in the Consei…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REGISTRATION OF THE ASYLUM APPLICATION

Article R521-17

…prefect responsible for registering the application finds that an asylum seeker is in one of the accelerated procedure cases provided for in Articles L. 531-24 and L. 531-27, he will inform the appli…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L931-2

…27 are applicable to natural persons subject to a simplified tax regime under the regulations in force in New Caledonia.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L941-3

…27 are applicable to natural persons subject to a simplified tax regime under the regulations in force in French Polynesia.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article D526-32

The debts for social security contributions referred to in the fifth paragraph of article L. 526-22 may not be the subject of the transfer provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 526-27.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article L5721-2

…mixed syndicates defined in article L. 5711-1 or article L. 5711-4, territorial chambers of commerce and industry, agriculture, trades and other public establishments, with a view to works or servic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article R4642-5

…een requested by the Minister for Labour or by at least six members of the Board of Directors is placed on the agenda. The members of the Board of Directors mentioned in I of article R. 4642-3 each ha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Bodies of the commune.

Article D2573-8

…of Chapter III, Title II, Book I of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the tables reproduced below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the…

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