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Showing 471480 of 48687 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 11 May 2011 · Cass. 3e civ. 30 October 1984 · Cass. 1re civ. 15 October 1996 · Cass. 1re civ. 21 March 2000 · Cass. com. 12 December 1972 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 July 2010 n° 09-12.055

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Offences relating to public limited companies with a management board and a supervisory board

Article L242-30

…of the supervisory board of public limited companies governed by the provisions of articles L. 225-57 to L. 225-93. The provisions of Article L. 246-2 are also applicable to sociétés anonymes governed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transfer of the business assets of the sole trader

Article L526-30

On pain of nullity of the transfer provided for in Article L. 526-27: 1° The transfer must relate to the entire business assets of the sole trader, which may not be split; 2° In the event of a contrib…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Authorisation for bodies without a public accountant to allocate and pay expenditure relating to the remuneration of vocational training trainees

Article D1611-30

…ollowed for an initial application for authorisation.All the documents provided for in article D. 1611-28 are sent to the prefect at least two months before the authorisation expires.In the absence of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The procedure provided for in I and II of Article L. 752-17

Article R752-30

…which authorisation is deemed to have been granted;3° For any other person mentioned in article L. 752-17, from the latest of the publicity measures provided for in the third and fifth paragraphs of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation for creation, removal, modification or transfer

Article R5126-30

…thorisation. In the event of an incomplete file, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may ask the applicant for the additional information required to examine the application. The period…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Cooling-off period.

Article D6322-30

…2° and 4° of article D. 6322-43 who are to perform the cosmetic surgery procedure. This time limit may not be waived under any circumstances, even at the request of the person concerned. The surgeon,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extension and enlargement procedures.

Article L2261-30

If an agreement is subsequently concluded in a territorial or professional sector which has been the subject of an extension order, the latter becomes null and void with regard to the employers bound…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Use of the retirement account

Article R4163-30

The holder of a professional prevention account may make a request to use the points under 3° of I of article L. 4163-7 under the conditions set out in article R. 4163-15 once he has reached the age o…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 6: Financial guarantee.

Article R211-30

…ister and which assume responsibility for them. The sufficient guarantee provided for in article L. 211-18 is defined as the guarantee of all funds received from the end consumer in respect of tourist…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 300 bis

…their luggage by means of a chauffeur-driven transport vehicle, within the meaning of Article L. 3122-1 of the Transport Code; b) The delivery of goods by means of two- or three-wheeled vehicles; 2°…

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