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Showing 22212230 of 60719 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 1-4-2009 n° 07-21.833

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions applicable to auctioneers, bailiffs, notaries and lawyers

Article R444-44

When the judicial auctioneer is appointed for an expert mission by a court, his fees are set in accordance with the rules applicable to the remuneration of experts.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability.

Article R526-4

An optional standard model of descriptive statement is approved by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister for the Economy.The single body mentioned in Article R. 123-1 makes this stan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article R622-4

The inventory provided for in Article L. 622-6 is carried out, the debtor or his known successors, present or called. The debtor shall provide the person appointed to draw up the inventory with a list…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Territorial, local and departmental chambers of commerce and industry in the Ile-de-France region

Article R711-4

Associate members take part in deliberations in an advisory capacity and may represent the chambers in all bodies in which they participate, without being able to commit them financially or contractua…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article R712-4

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Establishment and powers

Article R721-4

The costumes of the members of the commercial court are defined as follows:a) Dress: black with large sleeves and velvet lapels (for the president of the Paris commercial court, during formal hearings…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Qualifying conditions

Article R742-4

Commercial court clerks may be appointed without fulfilling the diploma or traineeship conditions provided for respectively in 6° and 8° of article R. 742-1 persons who have successfully completed a p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: Fire and rescue service administrative board and fire and rescue service administrative and technical committee (R)

Article R1424-4

An order by the minister responsible for civil security sets the deadline for the elections of representatives of the départements, communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses

Article R1511-4

I. - For the application of this section, the market value of the land or buildings used as a reference for determining the amount of aid that may be granted by the local authorities and their groupin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity grant for the equipment of local authorities and their groupings affected by climatic or geological events

Article R1613-4

The following are eligible for the compensation mentioned in Article L. 1613-6, under the conditions set out in Article R. 1613-5, the following assets:1° Road infrastructure and engineering structure…

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