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Showing 46314640 of 27005 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 6 Dec. 1994

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-61-3

…for convening the meeting have been completed, the notice of meeting referred to in article R. 225-66 recalls the right to object to the exclusive use of dematerialised means to hold general meetings…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for processing applications

Article R1142-63-8

The Office registers the application and, if necessary, requests any missing documents. On receipt of the initial application, the Office informs the manufacturer or manufacturers of the medicinal pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article D2223-55-6

…in article D. 2223-55-2 are organised by the training body, declared in accordance with articles L. 6352-1 et seq. of the French Labour Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Planning and sustainable development

Article R4424-6-1

…subject to an analysis of the results of its application no later than ten years after its approval;6° Includes a non-technical summary of the preceding elements and a description of how the assessmen…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 10: Employment of qualified persons

Article 67 quinquies A

Customs officers may call upon any qualified person to carry out technical expert appraisals necessary for the performance of their duties and may submit to them objects, samples and documents useful…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-22

…se or, where appropriate, directly through the telecommunications means provided for in l'article 706-71. When the issuing State is authorised to intervene, it does not become a party to the proceedin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-46-6

…at referred the matter to the other members of the college of supervisors referred to in Article L. 613-20-2 and to the other members of the college of resolution authorities.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-19-6

Independent of the contribution to the initial establishment, maintenance and operating expenses provided for in article L. 1331-10 of the code de la santé publique, any discharge of wastewater other…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L3334-6-1

…ion density of more than 100 inhabitants per square kilometre and an urbanisation rate of more than 65% are considered to be urban departments for the purposes of this article. The urbanisation rate i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Investigations

Article D15-6-3

…receipt of the request or, if the investigation concerns crimes or offences mentioned in Articles 706-73 or 706-73-1 or falling within the jurisdiction of the anti-terrorist public prosecutor, which m…

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