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Showing 35313540 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Discipline

Article R811-55

The appeal is lodged within a period of fifteen days which runs, with regard to the public prosecutor, from the day of the decision. The same applies to the court-appointed administrator if the decisi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de commissaires aux comptes

Article R822-120

…icipations financières de profession libérale de commissaires aux comptes. More than one liquidator may be appointed. The liquidator may be replaced due to impediment, or for any other serious reason,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formalities

Article A444-170

Checking the purchaser's criminal record against the criminal record (number 181 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of the following fees:1° In the case of acquisition by one or more natural per…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police

Article R2512-10

…in the archaeological and artistic register of the Paris municipality (1st and 2nd categories), the mayor sets, in each case, the conditions for the fitting of nameplates in such a way as to cause the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article R5211-6

…application of these provisions: 1° The reference to the municipal council is replaced, as the case may be, by the reference to the community council or the council of the Lyon metropolis; 2° The refe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Departmental Commission for Intercommunal Cooperation

Article R5211-38

…f the Commission départementale de la coopération intercommunale who are unable to attend a meeting may give another member of the panel belonging to the same college written authority to vote on thei…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Initial risk assessment

Article R4412-97-5

The survey report concludes either that asbestos-containing materials or products are not present or are present, and in the latter case specifies their nature, location and estimated quantity. The co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules common to all types of practice.

Article R4127-84

…cate this contract to the competent body of the Ordre des Médecins. Any observations that this body may have to make are sent by it to the administrative authority concerned and to the doctor concerne…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Temporary suspension of right to practise on grounds of infirmity or medical condition

Article R4221-15-1

…of the competent regional council or central council. They are informed of the dates on which they may consult the file at the headquarters of the competent regional council or central council. The e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R4625-9

If the worker is assigned, possibly during the course of an assignment, to a risk workstation mentioned in article R. 4624-23 for which he has not benefited from the reinforced individual monitoring m…

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