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Showing 401410 of 31376 articles for Art. Cass. com. 24-6-2014 n° 13-17.772

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Competitive dialogue

Article R2161-24

The purchaser defines its needs and requirements in the contract notice and, where appropriate, in a functional programme or a partially defined project.The arrangements for the dialogue, the award cr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Personal recovery procedure with compulsory liquidation

Article L742-24

Exceptionally, if the judge considers that compulsory liquidation can be avoided, the judge shall draw up, where appropriate on a proposal from the trustee, a plan comprising the measures referred to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators.

Article R811-24

If the candidate fails the qualifying examination for the first time, he or she may continue his or her traineeship. The initial traineeship completion certificate remains valid. No person may sit the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-24

In the event of the opening of safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings pursuant to the provisions of Book VI, the persons referred to in these provisions may be made liable for t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article R722-24

After the ethics interview provided for in the fifth paragraph of article L. 722-21, the judge has a period of eight days to amend, if necessary, his declaration of interests and to forward it in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Common provisions relating to electronic voting

Article R4125-24

Data relating to electors and their votes is processed in three separate, dedicated and isolated automated data processing operations, known respectively as the "elector file", the "candidate file" an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article R6523-24

The provisions of sub-section 1 of this section, with the exception of those of II of article R. 6523-16, of a of article R. 6523-17, of article R. 6523-18 insofar as it adds a 3° and a 4° to III of a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-24

The expert opinion provided for by article 706-115 may be entrusted to an expert psychiatrist or to a doctor on the list provided for by article 431 of the Civil Code. In both cases, the provisions of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and operation

Article R514-24

Members of the Guidance and Supervisory Board must not have been convicted of any offence entailing electoral disqualification or incapacity. If a member is disqualified or disqualified from standing…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Marine, river and lake liability insurance

Article L173-24

Where a limitation fund has been set up, creditors whose rights are subject to limitation under the terms of articles 58 to 60 of law no. 67-5 of 3 January 1967 on the status of ships and other sea-go…

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