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Showing 33313340 of 20747 articles for Art. Cass. com. 18 décembre 2001 n° 98-17320

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R814-150

Subject to the rules governing the protection and representation of protected persons, the provisions of article R. 814-80 are applicable to the transfer of the capital securities or corporate shares…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management entrusted to a public institution in the absence of an agreement.

Article D5427-14

The deliberations of the joint committee set up by article 2 of the agreement of 31 December 1958 and relating to the scope of application of the approved agreement are subject to the approval of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Savings account holders

Article R6341-16

Holders of a savings passbook instituted by article 80 of law no. 76-1232 of 29 December 1976 who are planning to set up or acquire a craft business, as well as their spouse, partner in a civil solida…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Monitoring working hours

Article D212-17

The provisions of this section apply to establishments covered by Article L. 620-2 of the Labour Code, with the exception of establishments covered by Decree No. 83-1111 of 19 December 1983. The provi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Investigation assistants

Article 21-3

…° Transcribe the recordings provided for in Article 100-5 and the third paragraph of Article 706-95-18 identified in advance as necessary to establish the truth by the judicial police officers [Provis…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the use of administrative police powers in resolution proceedings

Article L311-29

…0-25 and L. 310-25-1 of this Code, L. 212-15 and L. 212-15-1 of the Code de la mutualité and L. 931-18 and L. 931-18-1 of the Code de la sécurité sociale. In the event of the opening of collective pro…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent and temporary sports stadiums

Article A312-3

…olidity, after examination of the design documents, under the conditions set out in articles R. 125-18 and R. 125-19 of the French Construction and Housing Code;3° An enlarged site plan;4° A plan of t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208

…munications qui n'ont pas pour objet exclusif l'activité mentionnée au I de l'article 1er de la loi n° 69-1160 du 24 décembre 1969 pour la partie des bénéfices provenant des contrats de crédit-bail co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions.

Article R1121-1-1

…cil of 16 April 2014 on clinical trials on medicinal products for human use and repealing Directive 2001/20/ EC. They are intended to identify or verify the clinical, pharmacological and other pharmac…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Staff transfers

Article L1424-13

Professional firefighters who, on the date of promulgation of the loi n° 96-369 du 3 mai 1996 relative aux services d'incendie et de secours, are under the authority of a communal or inter-communal bo…

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