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Showing 29012910 of 20574 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 17 July 2001 – no. 97-20018

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation of the company.

Article R743-73

…her from among the partners themselves, or from among the persons mentioned in article 64 of decree no. 2022-900 of 17 June 2022 relating to the ethics and discipline of ministerial officers.No one ma…

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

Article R752-19

…s.Within the same timeframe, when the project meets the conditions set out in III of article L. 752-17, the commission's decision or opinion is notified by the prefect to the Commission nationale d'am…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-18

…r suspension of the opposition proceedings in the cases provided for in 2° and 3° of Article R. 712-17, the opponent has not responded, within the time limit set by the Institute, to the latter's requ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure.

Article R1142-18

…te. The request is made in accordance with the conditions set out in articles R. 1142-13 to R. 1142-17 , without it being necessary to determine whether the damage for which the request is made is of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Apprenticeship programme authorisation procedure

Article R1161-16

…ersonal data processing referred to in 6° of article R. 1161-24 in application of article 25 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Specific provisions applicable when the amount of eligible damage exceeds six million euros excluding tax

Article R1613-18

…be awarded to local authorities or groupings exceeds the total amount mentioned in article R. 1613-17, the State representative sets the subsidies within the limit of this amount and according to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Entry on the roll of the order

Article D4311-52-3

…corresponding to the provisional registration period. In application of articles 39 et seq. of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, the nurse concer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the Roll of the Association.

Article D4323-1-2

…rresponding to the period of provisional registration.In accordance with articles 39 et seq. of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties, the masse…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Chairman

Article R112-25

…ional du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée has the power to delegate his signature provided for by Decree no. 2005-850 of 27 July 2005 on delegations of signature by members of the Government, for the purpo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Obligations

Article R742-7

…he decreeR. 213-15n° 2007-431 of 25 March 2007R. 213-16n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 213-16-1n° 2017-1165 of 12 July 2017

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