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Showing 40214030 of 22652 articles for Art. Cass. com. 10 October 2000

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Sociétés en commandite par actions.

Article R226-1

…hey are compatible with the specific provisions set out in articles L. 226-1 to L. 226-14 and L. 22-10-74 to L. 22-10-78, the rules laid down in this Book relating to sociétés en commandite simple and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Resources and expenditure of the social and economic committee

Article R2312-51

…to the operating budget or to associations in accordance with article L. 2312-84, up to a limit of 10% of this surplus. This sum and the arrangements for its use are recorded in the annual accounts o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-1

…5-809 of 20 July 2005 L. 1523-5, with the exception of its seventh paragraph Order no. 2009-1530 of 10 December 2009 L. 1523-6 law no. 2000-1208 of 13 December 2000 L. 1523-7 law no. 2002-1 of 2 Janua…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation.

Article D2121-12

…it is up to the mayor to determine the terms and conditions of this provision. In municipalities of 10,000 inhabitants or more, the municipal councillors concerned may, at their request, be provided w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Enforcement of the judgment and individual compensation for damages

Article L1143-11

…1547 of 18 November 2016 on the modernisation of justice for the 21st century and in Articles L. 77-10-10 to L. 77-10-12 of the Code of Administrative Justice.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-11

…y recognised exhibition. In the event of non-compliance with the provisions of 3° of Article R. 612-10, the applicant shall be invited to regularise his application within a period of sixteen months f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-1

…re the legal persons defined in e) of paragraph 1 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020. They shall be authorised, under the conditions laid down in this regulation, by the Au…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article L225-211

Records of purchases and sales made pursuant to articles L. 225-208, L. 22-10-62, L. 225-209-2, L. 228-12 and L. 228-12-1 must be kept, under the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation and composition

Article R7124-5

…nvironmental, Cultural and Education Council, with the exception of the members mentioned in 9° and 10° of Article R. 7124-1. If one or more seats cannot be filled in accordance with the procedures la…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation and composition

Article R7226-5

…nvironmental, Cultural and Education Council, with the exception of the members mentioned in 9° and 10° of Article R. 7226-1. If one or more seats cannot be filled in accordance with the procedures la…

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