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Showing 29512960 of 66453 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 19-9-2007 n° 06-15.295 and Cass. civ. 3-10-2019 n° 18-22.945 F-D

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Groupement de coopération sanitaire (healthcare cooperation group) set up as a healthcare establishment

Article R6133-19

…horisation for healthcare activities, the conditions for establishment set out in article L. 6123-1 and the technical operating conditions set out in article L. 6124-1 are assessed for each authorised…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Guaranteed representation of funds, professional civil liability, remuneration and continuing professional training.

Article R814-19

The Board of Directors elects from among its members a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, a Secretary and a Treasurer. Decisions are taken by majority vote. In the event of a tie, the chairman shall have the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-19

…he first paragraph of Article L. 223-26, the text of the proposed resolutions, the managers' report and, where applicable, the statutory auditors' report are sent to the shareholders at least fifteen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms and conditions of engagement.

Article R4532-19

A natural person who performs the function of coordinator, in his own name or in the name of the organisation which employs him, may not be entrusted with the function of technical inspector provided…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The constitution of the European company.

Article R229-19

…otice stating this inserted in a medium authorised to receive legal announcements at national level and in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.This notice shall include, for the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Economic intervention

Article R4424-19

A local committee is set up, responsible for preparing the work of the coordination committee for industrial development, the composition of which is decided by the Corsican Prefect.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transfers of property, rights and obligations

Article R5215-19

Each year, the mayor notifies the chairman of the community council of the programme of maintenance work that the town council decides to have carried out on the roads temporarily retained by the comm…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-9

In order to receive the direct allocation, the distribution company must complete and submit, by 30 June 2021 at the latest, by electronic means, an application form drawn up by the Centre national du…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-9

In order to encourage the resumption of theatrical exhibition of cinematographic works, the rates for calculating the sums representing the automatic financial aid to which production companies may la…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Direct allowances to supplement the new horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-90

A direct allocation is granted in addition to the new cross-cutting aid to compensate for the drop in activity granted in application of sub-section 4, in order to take into account the consequences o…

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