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Showing 58015810 of 25098 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 17-10-1968 n° 66-13.711

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Data processing by the Commission for access to third-party donor data by persons born of medically assisted procreation

Article R2143-19

The data mentioned in 1° of I of article R. 2143-17 are kept for a period of fifty years from the date of their recording in the processing. The data mentioned in 3° of I of article R. 2143-17 are kep…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article L225-206

I.-The subscription by the company of its own shares, either directly or by a person acting in his own name but on behalf of the company, is prohibited. The founders or, in the case of an increase in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-2

AID GRANTED TO STUDENTS AND PUPILS IN THE FORM OF STUDY GRANTS MENTIONED IN THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE D. 4383-1 1. Minimum rates for study grants SCHOLARSHIP LEVELS MINIMUM ANNUAL RATES (in euros)…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-29

The professional practice standard relating to the diligence of the statutory auditor concerning the management report, the other documents on the financial situation and the accounts and the informat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Restructuring and downsizing

Article L2312-39

The Social and Economic Committee is informed in good time of any plans to restructure or reduce the workforce. It issues an opinion on the planned operation and its implementation procedures under th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Criteria and procedures for funding the professional transition project

Article D6323-14-1-1

In the context of a request for support for a professional transition project referred to in the third paragraph of article L. 6323-17-1, if there is any doubt about one or more of the occupational ri…

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

Article L225-39

The provisions of article L. 225-38 do not apply to agreements relating to ordinary transactions entered into under normal conditions or to agreements entered into between two companies, one of which…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Single integration contract

Article L5522-2-1

For application in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Article L. 5134-19-3 reads as follows:"Art. L. 5134-19-3 -Th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation.

Article R711-47-2

If a merger between several chambers of commerce and industry attached to the same regional chamber of commerce and industry requires an election outside the year of the general renewal, the order on…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation of the company.

Article R743-68

The company is automatically dissolved if all the partners simultaneously request their withdrawal under the conditions provided for in Article 21 of Law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to pro…

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