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Showing 36513660 of 44700 articles for Art. Cass. com. 30 June 1998 · Cass. com. 15 June 2010 · Cass. com. 15 May 1973 · Cass. com. 16 January 1996 · CA Versailles 7 June 2007

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Sales.

Article R310-16

Any person engaging in sales on sale shall keep at the disposal of the agents authorised to carry out checks the documents justifying that the goods sold on sale had been offered for sale, and where t…

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

Article R237-16

Any decision to allocate funds is published in the medium authorised to receive legal announcements in which the publication provided for in Article R. 237-2 and, if the company's shares are admitted…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-16

The declaration provided for in Article L. 236-17 shall be filed together with the application for amending registration with the Trade and Companies Register of the registered office of one of the be…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Conditions for holding office as a member of the community council.

Article L5215-16

…xercising municipal mandates, excluding articles L. 2123-18-1, L. 2123-18-3 et L. 2123-22, are applicable to members of the community council subject to the provisions specific to them. For the applic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article LO6262-16

…he authorising officer fails to pay within one month, the representative of the State shall automatically authorise the expenditure within ten days. However, if, within the one-month period available…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article LO6362-16

…a period of one month, the representative of the State shall, within a period of ten days, automatically make the payment for the expenditure. However, if, within the one-month period available to hi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L7125-16

…only applies if the body providing the training has been approved by the Minister responsible for local and regional authorities under the conditions set out in article L. 1221-3.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-16

…o pay debts due and expenditure for which the law has expressly so decided are obligatory for the local authority. The territorial audit chamber, seized either by the representative of the State, or b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L7224-16

The President of the Executive Council manages the local authority's property. As such, he exercises the police powers associated with this management.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L7227-16

…only applies if the body providing the training has been approved by the Minister responsible for local and regional authorities under the conditions set out in article L. 1221-3.

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