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Showing 461470 of 48231 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 April 1984 · Cass. com. 4 May 1982 · CA Grenoble 21 December 2006

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable by court order

Article L237-26

During the liquidation period, shareholders may inspect company documents under the same conditions as before.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Functioning of elected representatives' groups

Article L7122-26

The operation of the groups of elected representatives may be the subject of deliberations without the decisions relating to the compensation system for elected representatives being modified on this…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Use of credits by organisations

Article R2135-26

…year are returned to the fund and added to the total amount of appropriations of the same type that may be allocated for the following year. By way of derogation from the previous paragraph, funds pai…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Commission for pharmacy assistants and hospital pharmacy assistants.

Article R4241-26

The competent authority's assessment of the applicant's command of the French language results in a decision that may be appealed to the administrative court with territorial jurisdiction.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-26

The slip may only be transferred to another credit institution or finance company or to another AIF mentioned in article L. 313-23.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Reimbursement of expenses incurred in the exercise of a special mandate

Article R7227-26

Assembly councillors or executive councillors entrusted with special mandates may claim, on production of proof of the actual duration of the trip, firstly, payment of daily allowances intended to rei…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Cooperative societies.

Article R4131-26

Doctors' cooperatives may form cooperative unions as provided for in article 5 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperatives.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies authorised to grant and manage advances

Article R5141-26

The Prefect or the Minister responsible for employment may carry out any documentary or on-site checks on the use of funds managed by a body authorised by the State.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-26

The model of the offer mentioned in articles L. 313-24 and L. 313-25 may, where necessary, be set by order of the minister responsible for the economy.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of redeployment leave

Article R1233-26

…pport unit must have the necessary resources to enable it to fulfil its role. One or more employees may provide support, with the agreement of the employer.

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