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Showing 10911100 of 50777 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 13-2-1985 n° 82-14.220

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Meetings.

Article L6431-13

The minutes of each meeting, drawn up by one of the secretaries, are approved at the beginning of the following meeting and signed by the chairman and secretary.The minutes shall contain the date and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1313-13

Decisions of the Board of Directors are taken by simple majority. Board members each have one vote, with the exception of the representatives of the ministers mentioned in a, b, c, d and e of 1° of ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions (R).

Article R2123-13

The travel and subsistence expenses of elected municipal representatives are paid by the municipality under the conditions defined by the decree setting the conditions and procedures for payment of ex…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to partnerships of commercial court registrars.

Article R743-139

In the event of the dissolution of the partnership, notification of this dissolution is brought to the attention of the Minister for Justice, the Keeper of the Seals, by teleprocedure on the website o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to partnerships of commercial court registrars.

Article R743-135

The joint ventures provided for in article 22 of Law No. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 shall be known as sociétés en participation de greffiers de tribunal de commerce. The partnership is not the holder…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to partnerships of commercial court registrars.

Article R743-138

The formation of the joint venture is published in the Journal officiel de la République française, on the initiative of the Minister of Justice.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to partnerships of commercial court registrars.

Article R743-137

With a view to publicising the formation of a joint venture, the partners send the company's articles of association to the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, by tele-procedure on the Ministry…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to partnerships of commercial court registrars.

Article R743-136

The company is formed under the condition precedent of the publicity provided for in article R. 743-138 between clerks of the commercial court who are natural persons.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Meetings of the departmental commercial development commission

Article R752-13

I.- At least ten days before the meeting, each member of the departmental commission receives, by any means, a copy of the application for authorisation to operate a business, accompanied by:1° The pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for granting compensation.

Article D5424-13

The compensation limit provided for in Article L. 5424-12 is set at three quarters of the salary. The maximum number of hours that can be compensated is set at nine hours per day up to a maximum of fo…

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