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Showing 36813690 of 37028 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 13 May 1970

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L622-3

…the administrator's mission. In addition, subject to the provisions of articles L. 622-7 and L. 622-13, the acts of day-to-day management performed by the debtor alone are deemed valid with respect to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Control of training expenditure and activities.

Article L6361-1

…control, under the conditions set out in this Title, over the actions provided for in article L. 6313-1 carried out by employers when they are financed by the State, local authorities, the Caisse des…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-58-1

…administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires pursuant to Articles L. 814-2 et L. 814-13.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Combating nosocomial infections.

Article D6431-74

The medical commission provided for in article L. 6431-13 participates, through its opinions, in defining the medicinal products and medical devices policy within the health agency, in particular in d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L754-5

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 313-12 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 313-12-1 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 313-12-2 Or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Coordination of developments in the healthcare system by the regional health agency

Article L6131-2

For the purposes referred to in Article L. 6131-1, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may ask public health establishments:1° To enter into a cooperation agreement ;2° To set up a heal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Measures taken to protect the population and the environment

Article R1333-15

…rs, to achieve and maintain an optimum level of protection of the interests mentioned in Article L. 1333-7 and, in particular, those relating to the protection of the general public against ionising r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article R643-6

…light of the registrations, the admitted claims and the list of claims mentioned in Article L. 641-13. He may, if he deems it useful, summon the registered creditors, the successful bidder or the pur…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting up a collective shop

Article L125-7

…try within ten days of the latest of the publications provided for in articles L. 141-12 and L. 141-13, he is deemed to have given his agreement to the business owner's membership. If an objection is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE

Article L1211-3

…determines the share of resources allocated to the endowments mentioned in articles L. 1211-5, L. 1613-5, L. 2334-13 and L. 3334-4 as well as the sums placed in reserve and the top-ups mentioned in ar…

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