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Showing 16211630 of 43523 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 18 April 1967 · Cass. civ. 25 March 1992 · Cass. com. 4 January 1994 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 December 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 June 2011

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-18

For audit certification engagements, in the event of disagreement between the statutory auditor(s) and the management of the audited person or entity on the amount of remuneration, the president of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The person responsible

Article R1261-15

…s working in the establishment or assimilated staff pursuant to article 5 of decree no. 87-31 of 20 January 1987 relating to the National Council of Universities for health disciplines and article 6 o…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Special provisions applicable to inter-municipal tourist offices in classified resorts.

Article R134-18

The draft budget is deemed to have been approved if none of the municipal councils to which the matter has been referred for approval has made known its disagreement within thirty days of receipt of t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedure before the Commission for the Protection of Access to Works

Article R261-18

The Minister responsible for Culture will refer the matter to the Commission for the Protection of Access to Works by sending a detailed confidential report setting out the reasons why the documents a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Authorities whose purpose is to combat excessive prices for essential foodstuffs

Article L2221-18

The internal regulations provide for the administrative organisation of the public service authority. It sets out the role and powers of the director. It determines the financial system, the accountin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Multi-annual territorial plan for risk management and healthcare system efficiency

Article R1441-18

The preparation, monitoring and evaluation of the territorial multi-annual plan for risk management and the efficiency of the healthcare system are carried out by a territorial commission for risk man…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
F: Assessment procedure

Article 1508

…esulting from the defect or inaccuracy of the built property declarations provided for in articles 1406 and 1502, and those provided for in XVII of article 34 of law n° 2010-1658 du 29 décembre 2010 d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.

Article R123-157

…tal and, for companies with variable capital, the amount below which the capital may not be reduced;4° The address of the registered office;5° The activity or activities carried out and, where applica…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral and burial regulations

Article L2213-15

The surveillance operations mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 2213-14 alone give entitlement to fees, the amount of which, set by the mayor after consulting the municipal council, is betw…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-15

…ent of intervention by the policyholders' guarantee fund under the conditions set out in article L. 423-3, companies shall, over the following three years, replenish the sums paid by the fund by an ad…

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