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Showing 48114820 of 20660 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 13 Nov. 2003 – no. 00-10382

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Obligations.

Article R228-84

In the event of the safeguard, reorganisation or judicial liquidation of the debtor company, notices and summonses intended for the bondholders shall be sent to the representatives of the general body…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Surety bonds

Article R23-4

In the cases provided for in the first paragraph of Article 142-2 and in the first paragraph of Article 142-3, the sums returned to the person prosecuted are increased, where applicable, by accrued in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Unavailability of sums, early release and liquidation.

Article R3332-28

The cases in which shares or units acquired on behalf of members are delivered to them before expiry of the minimum five-year lock-up period are the cases listed in Article R. 3324-22.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Notice of payment of the fixed parking charge

Article R2333-120-4

…e lodged, mention of the time limit and procedures for referral provided for in Article R. 2333-120-13 as well as the following mention: "The absence of a written response received within one month of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Expertise procedure for medical accidents

Article L1142-12

…of experts an expert appearing on one of the lists instituted byarticle 2 of the aforementioned law no. 71-498 of 29 June 1971 or, exceptionally, an expert chosen from outside these lists. The Regiona…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medical devices and other products and articles regulated in the interests of public health.

Article L5522-2

…"the Health Agency";5° Des articles L. 5211-1 to L. 5211-3-2, L. 5211-6, L. 5212-2, L. 5212-3, L. 5213-1 and L. 5213-2, the references to Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative provisions

Article R4462-36

…nt risk on a work site in the event of an accident on a neighbouring work site ; 2° Article R. 4462-13-Exclusion of non-pyrotechnic installations from the pyrotechnic enclosure; 3° Article R. 4462-17-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article L612-44

…l inform the Board, the members of the Management Board and the persons mentioned in Article L. 511-13 and Article L. 532-2, paragraph 4.IV - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R1413-1

…cessary for the development of health promotion, prevention and health education throughout France; 13° Contributes to the preparation and management of crisis situations and the implementation of pla…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-25

…examination, together with the proposed summaries of product characteristics and package leaflets; 13° A copy of any decisions to refuse marketing authorisation for this medicinal product taken in a…

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