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Showing 81618170 of 65950 articles for Art. CJUE 30-9-2021 aff. 299/20 and ord. 10-2-2022 aff. 191/21

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Mediation.

Article 131-9

The natural person providing the mediation shall keep the judge informed of any difficulties he or she encounters in carrying out the task.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-9

…education establishments with a view to practising sporting excellence, reaching the highest level and practising a sport professionally, when they have signed an agreement as referred to in article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article L645-9

At any time during the professional recovery proceedings, the court may, on the report of the assigned judge, open the judicial liquidation proceedings on which a ruling has been stayed if it is estab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Management of sites polluted by radioactive substances

Article R1333-96

The reference level to which a person may be exposed over one year, excluding radon in buildings, in the context of a polluted site mentioned in article R. 1333-95 is 1 mSv in effective dose over one…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-4

…ct to the company or to any controlled company or company that controls it within the meaning of II and III of Article L. 233-16, the provisions of said contract corresponding, where applicable, to it…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article R*113-10

…ne month from the date of notification to the insurer.The right of cancellation open to the insurer and the insured, by application of the two preceding paragraphs, entails the return by the insurer o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-17

…ares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the remuneration of the Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officers referred to in Article L. 225-53 is determined in accordance wit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-12

…tablish a procedure for regularly assessing whether the agreements relating to current transactions and entered into on arm's length terms referred to in article L. 225-39 meet these conditions. Perso…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-3

…admitted to trading on a regulated market. Any appointment made in violation of the first paragraph and not having the effect of remedying the irregularity in the composition of the Board shall be nul…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-7

…gal entity acting alone or in concert. Any appointment made in breach of this article shall be null and void. This nullity does not entail the nullity of the deliberations in which the director irregu…

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