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Showing 86818690 of 27005 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 6 Dec. 1994

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R237-2

…address of the registered office;5° The information provided for in 1° and 2° of Article R. 123-237;6° The reason for the liquidation;7° The surname, usual forename and domicile of the liquidators;8°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Protests.

Article R511-4

…en created, or of the drawer of the bill of exchange; Column 5: the due date, if applicable; Column 6: the amount of the bill; Column 7: the response given to the protest; Column 8: the name, capacity…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe C

…nd rate of value added tax legally applicable or, where applicable, the benefit of an exemption. >. 6. Any rebates, discounts, refunds or discounts acquired and quantifiable at the time of the transac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-41-7

…g it into line with a decision of the European Commission referred to it under Articles 30, 31 and 36 of Directive 2001/83/EC of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Billing for services

Article D7233-1

…of the services provided; 5° The amount of the sums actually paid for the provision of the service; 6° A registration number for the worker, enabling him to be identified in the registers of employees…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-79

…uare background of sufficient size; this square is placed in the top left-hand corner of the label; 6° A reference number for each container or package. However, in the case of transport, the outer pa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Resale of second-hand in vitro diagnostic medical devices

Article R5222-18-4

…ntaining the following information: 1° The results of the quality controls mentioned in articles L. 6221-9 and L. 6221-10, carried out during the previous five years, where they related to the in vitr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions common to investment firms and portfolio management companies relating to professional secrecy

Article L531-12

…ent company;4° Disposal of assets or goodwill;5° Assignment or transfer of receivables or contracts;6° Contracts for the provision of services concluded with a third party with a view to entrusting it…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-19

…rative body or the supervisory body shall be drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Article 16 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) No 537/2014; it shall also issue a recommendation to that bo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Preferential rights and guarantees for wage claims.

Article L143-11-7

…atements of claims as follows: 1. For the claims mentioned in articles L. 143-10, L. 143-11, L. 742-6 and L. 751-15, within ten days of the judgment opening the proceedings; 2. For other claims that a…

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