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Showing 20012010 of 49367 articles for Art. Cass. com. 6 June 1990 · Cass. com. 3 June 2014 · Cass. 1re civ. 8 January 2002

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Practice of the profession in the form of a company.

Article R814-89

…ued by the company. It is supplemented by the information provided for in 1° and 2° of article R. 123-237.In professional acts, each partner practising within the company shall indicate the name or bu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Practice of the profession in the form of a company.

Article R814-84

A court-appointed administrator or a judicial representative who is a partner practising within a company may not exercise his profession on an individual basis or as a member of another company, what…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Practice of the profession in the form of a company.

Article R814-88

All registers and documents provided for by laws or regulations shall be opened and drawn up in the name of the company.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Payment for retraining or promotion through work-linked training schemes

Article D6332-89

…as provided for in the extended branch agreement referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 6324-5, may also include the statutory and collectively agreed social security charges payable by th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to establishment medical committees and establishment technical committees.

Article R6144-82

The Works' Medical Committee and the Works' Social Committee may decide to deliberate jointly on matters falling within their joint consultative remit. At the end of these discussions, they issue sepa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to establishment medical committees and establishment technical committees.

Article R6144-83

…o the Board of Directors with a view to implementing the audit procedure provided for in Article R. 6143-31.In the light of this report, the Medical Committee and the Social Committee may decide, by t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Calculation of time limits.

Article 646

The foregoing provisions shall not preclude the power of judges, in urgent cases, to shorten time limits for appearing or to allow summonses to be issued on a fixed date.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Appeals to the Court of Cassation

Article 600

No one may, under any circumstances, take advantage against the party being prosecuted of the violation or omission of the rules established to ensure the latter's defence.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Budget (R)

Article R2221-88

…ipal of loans and similar debts; 2° Acquisition of intangible, tangible and financial fixed assets; 3° Charges to be deferred over several financial years ; 4° The increase in inventories and work-in-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession of medical electroradiology manipulator

Article L4351-8

…nce, on a temporary and occasional basis, without having to register in accordance with Article L. 4352-1 . Where the practice or training leading to the profession is not regulated in the State in wh…

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