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Showing 76517660 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Liquidation.

Article R6223-55

If the liquidator has not been appointed or has refused to accept his duties, the President of the Commercial Court of the place of the registered office, acting in summary proceedings at the request…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article R22-10-14

…cond paragraph of III of Article L. 22-10-8, the procedural conditions under which such derogations may be applied and the elements of the policy from which derogations may be made. II. II -The remune…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-16

…ULATORY TEXTIntroduction1. The entity is subject to laws and regulations, non-compliance with which may lead to material misstatement of the financial statements.2. The purpose of this standard is to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of financial securities

Article R211-7

A central depository may create certificates representing French financial securities that may only circulate abroad. It may delegate this right to a member for a specific issue.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: National health data system

Article L1461-1

…Data from the national inter-regime health insurance information system mentioned in Article L. 161-28-1 of the Social Security Code;3° Data on the causes of death referred to in Article L. 2223-42 of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-10 (art. A212-167)

…arate and aikido teachers (main option: karate). Brevet d'Etat du deuxième degré. Swimming Order of 28 March 1969 Order of 6 May 1966 Brevet d'Etat de moniteur. Brevet d'Etat du premier degré. Brevet…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 80

I.-The investigating judge may only inform by virtue of an indictment issued by the public prosecutor. The indictment may be made against a named or unnamed person. When facts, not covered by the indi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-26

I. - A decree or, as the case may be, an order puts an end to the exercise of the competences of the public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation whose dissolution is requested, required or ips…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 12: Notice

Article R5121-149

…ncy of administration, specifying, if necessary, the time at which the medicinal product or product may or must be administered, and, where appropriate, depending on the nature of the product ; d) Dur…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure for calculating the amount of the advance

Article R2191-8

The purchaser may increase the amount of the advance payment above 30% of the amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of article R. 2191-7. In this case, it may make payment conditional up…

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