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Showing 59515960 of 21660 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 26 Sept. 2018 – no. 16-13917

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R121-14

…Directors, who is appointed under the conditions set out in article 10 of the aforementioned Act of 26 July 1983 and holds the title of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.The Chairman and Chief Exec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget

Article D2312-3

…report on the state of the local authority provided for in the tenth paragraph of article 33 of law no. 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique terri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-37

The Board of Directors may only validly deliberate if at least half of its members are present. Any clause to the contrary is deemed unwritten. Unless the Articles of Association provide for a greater…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-68

The Supervisory Board exercises ongoing control over the management of the company by the Management Board.The Articles of Association may make the conclusion of the transactions they list subject to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: General principles

Article L1130-4

I.- By way of derogation fromArticle 16-10 of the Civil Code, when the person is incapable of expressing his or her wishes or when he or she is deceased, the examination may be undertaken for medical…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L2331-2

Non-tax revenue in the operating section comprises: 1° Income from all property which the inhabitants do not enjoy in kind; 2° Contributions imposed annually on those entitled to fruits which are coll…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Rural solidarity grant.

Article L2334-22-2

…f derogation, the new communes mentioned in article L. 2113-1 created after the promulgation of law no. 2010-1563 of 16 December 2010 on the reform of local authorities, which have 10,000 inhabitants…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-2

I. - When one of the offences mentioned in the previous article is committed by the medical biology laboratory, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may impose an administrative fine on…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-1

I.-The single body mentioned in article L. 123-33 enables companies to carry out all the formalities and procedures required to access and carry out their business. To this end, it receives the single…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Requirements for experience or work placements in addition to the master's degree referred to in article L. 811-5

Article R811-28-2

…on and, where applicable, ad hoc mandates or provisional administration ordered on the basis of law no. 65-557 of 10 July 1965 laying down the status of co-ownership of built-up properties. The list o…

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