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Showing 16511660 of 32118 articles for Art. Cass. ch. mixte 8-6-2007 n° 05-10.727

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation

Article R6143-8

The Supervisory Board meets when convened by its Chairman or at the request of one third of its members. The agenda is drawn up by the Chairman and sent at least seven days in advance to all members o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Special rules relating to real estate investment funds

Article L214-81

I. - The sums distributable by a real estate investment fund in respect of a financial year are made up of :1° Distributable income relating to income earned by the fund, which is equal to the net inc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L742-8

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, in the wording indicated in the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-8

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, in the wording indicated in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation procedure

Article R1322-8

The decision on the application for authorisation to exploit a natural mineral water source is taken by prefectoral order before the project is implemented. In the case of a coordinated procedure, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation of the company

Article R6223-81

The application for registration shall be sent by a joint representative appointed, in the articles or in a separate deed, by the members of the company, to the council of the competent Bar or Bars wi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Bank cheques

Article R734-6

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 131-1n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-1-1No. 2006-1115 of 5 September 2006R. 131-2 to R. 131-9n° 2005-…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Lapse of sums held in an automatic account

Article 123-8

The sums entered in an automatic account must be invested by the account holder within one of the time limits set as follows for each category of aid concerned:1° In the case of automatic financial su…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Industrial property qualification

Article R421-8

The benefit of article R. 421-7 is subject to passing an aptitude test in the French language before the jury provided for in article R. 421-6 the syllabus and procedures for which are laid down by jo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Sociétés de crédit foncier

Article R513-8

The "Société de Crédit Foncier" is required to maintain at all times a ratio of privileged resources to assets, including amounts receivable in respect of forward financial instruments benefiting from…

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