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Showing 461470 of 31914 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 5 Jan. 2016 – no. 14-10.628

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-14

The offer to redeem the securities at the request of the bondholders provided for in the first paragraph of Articles L. 236-14 and L. 236-23 is brought to the attention of the bondholders in accordanc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and mandate of employee representatives

Article R1233-14

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-140

…d address of the prescribing veterinarian; 4° The pathogen from which the autovaccine was prepared; 5° The date of manufacture ; 6° The batch number; 7° The volume or number of doses prepared; 8° The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-14

…y be held by one or more persons who do not meet the conditions of the first paragraph or of 1° and 5° of article 5 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice of the liberal profe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation and meetings.

Article R5312-14

…etermine in particular the composition and powers of the Audit Committee provided for in Article L. 5312-5, which is attended by the representative of the Economic and Financial Control Board, and of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R322-144

…eligible own funds are insufficient to cover one of the two requirements mentioned in Articles L. 352-1 and L. 352-5, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may require that the securit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-14

…urety remaining committed, in accordance with the rules prescribed by the articles L. 143-4, L. 143-5 to L. 143-7 and by the fourth paragraph of Article L. 143-10. In the absence of a bid, the highest…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: General Meeting.

Article R214-144

…of the Supervisory Board;3° The Statutory Auditors' report(s);4° Form(s) for postal or proxy votes;5° In the case of the Ordinary General Meeting provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 214…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article D47-14

…lso apply in the event of the detention of a person pursuant to Articles 133-1,141-4,709-1-1 et 716-5. Where the tutor or curator is notified pursuant to Article 706-112-2, the provisions of the first…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition and operation

Article R5112-14

…ganisations representing employees at national level, appointed by their respective confederations; 5° Representatives of consular chambers; 6° Qualified persons appointed by the Prefect for their exp…

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