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Showing 131140 of 44539 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 3-11-2021 n° 20-20.219

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision and inspection.

Article L811-11-3

The auditor of a debtor subject to safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings may not invoke professional secrecy in response to requests from the auditor of the court-appointed adm…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L71-110-3

Prior to the debates on the draft budget, the President of the Assembly of French Guyana shall present a report on the situation with regard to equality between men and women concerning the operation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L71-111-3

Within a period of ten weeks prior to the examination of the budget, a debate shall take place within the assembly of French Guiana on the budgetary guidelines for the financial year as well as on the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Operating rules.

Article R214-32-11

A SICAV's General Meeting of shareholders is convened and shareholders are informed of proposed mergers or demergers in accordance with the same procedures as those set out respectively in articles R.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: The equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article D221-113-3

I. - The plan is opened on the date of the first payment.II. - When the plan is opened with an organisation other than an insurance company, the organisation managing the plan credits the cash account…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of seats to employee trade unions

Article R23-112-3

The seats are allocated to the employee trade union organisations mentioned in 1° of article L. 23-112-1 in proportion to the results obtained in application of article R. 23-112-2 according to the hi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Functioning of committees

Article R23-113-3

I. - Notwithstanding the provisions of articles R. 3252-2 to R. 3252-5, where the trade union organisation has not reimbursed the employer for all or part of the sums due within the period provided fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishments and organisations authorised to combat tuberculosis

Article D3112-11-3

The amount of the fixed annual grant referred to inArticle L. 174-16 of the Social Security Code is determined by an agreement signed by the centre's representative and the Director General of the Reg…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D71-111-3

The chapters of budgets voted by nature correspond:a) Investment section:- to each of the two-digit accounts in classes 1 and 2 open to the nomenclature by nature, with the exception of the accounts "…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D71-114-3

Reversals of overpayments made during the financial year in which the payment was made may be credited back to the article which originally bore the expenditure..

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