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Showing 54315440 of 23747 articles for Art. Cass. com. 13 septembre 2017 n° 16-12479

French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-300

For proceedings opened on or after 1 January 2006, the following information is not made available to the public: 1° Judgements handed down in safeguard proceedings in the event of closure of the proc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Commencement of duties.

Article R6152-15

…the following table: LENGTH OF SERVICE STATUS IN THE CORPS OF HOSPITAL PRACTITIONERS Over 36 years 13th stepBetween 32 and 36 years12th stepBetween 28 and 32 years11th stepBetween 24 and 28 years old…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-11

In the case of a cooperative carrying out the activities provided for in 2° of Article L. 124-1, the reimbursement of the shares of a member who withdraws or is excluded shall be made, notwithstanding…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 43 bis

Companies which, having subscribed to the initial capital of the sociétés immobilières conventionnées referred to in Order no. 58-876 of 24 September 1958 or to their capital increases, have waived, w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: La Monnaie de Paris

Article L121-4

…nsure the representation of all categories of staff. Notwithstanding article 9 of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants and chapter II of law no. 84-16 of 11 J…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Subscription, purchase or pledging by companies of their own shares

Article L22-10-64

…provisions of a market practice accepted by the Autorité des marchés financiers pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandatory information and scope of the declaration

Article R1221-1

…d prevention visit or medical examination of fitness for employment provided for in articles R. 717-13 and R. 717-16 of the same code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Master plans, sector plans and regional plans for the organisation of missions

Article D711-41

…ional economic development, innovation and internationalisation plan referred to in Article L. 4251-13 of the General Local Authorities Code, if it has been adopted.Each sectoral plan is accompanied b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions relating to victims and civil parties

Article D49-93

…ation to refrain from entering into contact with the victim or the civil party, provided for in 9°, 13° and 19° of Article 132-45 of the Criminal Code, the sentence enforcement judge may decide, as pa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: List of diseases

Article D3113-8

…local, national or international intervention and give rise to the alerts mentioned in article R. 3113-3 is as follows: 1° Infectious diseases : 1. Botulism; 2. Brucellosis; 3. Anthrax; 4. Chikungunya…

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