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Showing 10911100 of 41543 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 4-5-2010 n° 09-11.840

French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Takeover bid

Article L2312-45

The Chartered Accountant appointed pursuant to the last paragraph of Article L. 2312-42 shall draw up a report assessing the industrial and financial policy and the strategic plans that the bidder int…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Urban policy allocation

Article L2334-41

…urhoods with the most serious urban problems drawn up in application of II of article 9-1 de la loi n° 2003-710 du 1er août 2003 d'orientation et de programmation pour la ville et la rénovation urbain…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: The State representative

Article L4422-40

The representative of the State in the territorial collectivity of Corsica alone is authorised to speak on behalf of the State before the bodies of the territorial collectivity of Corsica. By agreemen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: The State representative

Article L4422-41

Each year, the State representative in the territorial collectivity of Corsica informs the Assembly, through a special report, of the activity of the State services in the territorial collectivity of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: The State representative

Article L4422-42

The representative of the State in the territorial collectivity of Corsica shall exercise the controls provided for in articles L. 4423-1 and L. 4425-21.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: School transport (R).

Article R1614-40

Agreements between the State, on the one hand, and the department or the competent authority for the organisation of urban transport, on the other hand, may provide for: 1° The transmission of compute…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Costs and expenses

Article R4126-42

Article R. 761-1 of the Code of Administrative Justice is applicable before the disciplinary chambers. In the event of withdrawal, the costs may be charged to the plaintiff or applicant.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Costs and expenses

Article R4126-41

The costs of a decision of the Disciplinary Chamber of First Instance or of an order of its President made pursuant to Article R. 4126-5 which has become final or which has been reversed by the Nation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Mandatory prior mediation

Article R5312-47

The compulsory prior mediation procedure provided for byArticle L. 213-11 of the Code of Administrative Justice is applicable to appeals brought against the following individual decisions taken by Pôl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Mandatory prior mediation

Article R5312-48

The mediator responsible for the compulsory prior mediation referred to in Article R. 5312-47 is the Pôle emploi regional mediator with territorial jurisdiction.

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