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Showing 20612070 of 47213 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 May 1992 · Cass. com. 19 November 1975 n° 74-10.116 · CAA Nantes 26 May 2004 · Cass. com. 19 February 1979 · Cass. com. 6 June 1972 · Cass. com. 16 January 1985 · CA Paris 17 January 2008

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation of the company

Article R6223-74

Shares may only be transferred to third parties with the consent of all the shareholders. If the other shareholders refuse to give their consent to the share transferee, the shareholders are obliged,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Cardiac surgery.

Article R6123-74

Authorisation to carry out cardiac surgery may only be granted or renewed if the health establishment or health cooperation group can demonstrate, for cardiac surgery, for each site, an annual activit…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 3: Declarations for the purposes of amending and supplementary registrations.

Article R123-74

In the event of the transfer to France of the registered office of a European Company registered in another Member State of the European Community or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions.

Article R711-74

The public establishments of the network of chambers of commerce and industry may settle under the conditions provided for in articles 2044 to 2058 of the Civil Code. Settlements are concluded by the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: School transport (R).

Article R1614-74

The right to compensation for 1984 is initially the subject of a provisional assessment on the basis of estimates made by the prefect, after consulting the competent authorities for the organisation o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Support for mobility training.

Article R5522-74

…nstalments from the first day of the month in which the training begins, until the first day of the calendar month following the month in which the training ended, or where applicable, on proof of reg…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reclassification leave.

Article L1233-74

The maisons de l'emploi (employment centres) may participate, under conditions laid down by agreement with the companies concerned, in the implementation of measures relating to redeployment leave.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Allocation of sums held in the automatic video editing account

Article 611-16

Videogram publishers have the option of investing the sums entered in their automatic video publishing account in order to contribute to the online distribution of cinematographic works under the cond…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment of sums held in the automatic online broadcast account

Article 612-16

The investment of sums registered in the automatic online broadcast account is subject to the issue of an investment authorisation.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Investment for the preparation of sums entered in the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-74

Preparation grants are allocated up to a maximum of 40% of the sums available at the beginning of the current year in the automatic audiovisual production account.

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