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Showing 46214630 of 38470 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 20 May 2014 – no. 13-16.398

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L941-6

…141-15, L. 143-7, L. 144-1 to L. 144-13 and L. 145-28, a magistrate of the court of first instance may be delegated by the president.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L951-4

…141-15, L. 143-7, L. 144-1 to L. 144-13 and L. 145-28, a magistrate of the court of first instance may be delegated by the president.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Designation

Article D2122-2

The five-day period within which, in accordance with article L. 2122-13, the election of the mayor and deputy mayors may be declared null and void from twenty-four hours after the election.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Specific powers.

Article R4523-4-1

…g Conditions Committee is convened, pursuant to Article L. 4523-13, are accidents which have led or may have led to serious consequences.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Homeopathic medicinal products

Article R5121-105

A medicinal product or a series of medicinal products mentioned in Article L. 5121-13 may only be registered if the applicant is established in a Member State of the European Community or a party to t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 211-127

…oject, subject to the provisions of articles…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article L3663-3

…ssing the charges and resources transferred from the Rhône department, created by Article 38 of Law no. 2014-58 of 27 January 2014 on the modernisation of territorial public action and the affirmation…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to the digital procedure

Article A53-2

…589-3 is an advanced electronic signature, in accordance with Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Notice of modification

Article R2194-10

…icial Journal of the European Union under the conditions set out in articles R. 2131-19 and R. 2131-20, in accordance with the model set out in the European Commission regulation establishing standard…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Capital increase.

Article L3332-22

…difference between the subscription price and the sale price determined pursuant to article L. 3332-20 and, where applicable, by the free allocation of shares or securities giving access to the capita…

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