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Showing 23812390 of 47047 articles for Art. Cass. com. 7 February 1995 n° 318 · Cass. com. 17 November 1998 · Cass. com. 19 October 1999 · Cass. com. 11 January 2017 n° 15-22.382 · CA Versailles 19 January 2016 · Cass. com. 17 May 1994

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provision to the establishments mentioned in article L. 3221-4 of the assets allocated to the public service for combating mental illnesses

Article R3221-17

The handover is recorded in a report drawn up jointly by the representatives of the local authority that owns the property and the representatives of the establishments mentioned in article L. 3221-4.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Residence conditions for in-patient prisoners suffering from mental disorders

Article R3214-17

Articles R. 322-28, R. 322-29 and R. 322-30 of the Penitentiary Code set out the provisions for maintaining relations between prisoners in the specially adapted unit and the outside world.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Modification of the jurisdiction of commercial courts following a new delimitation of administrative or judicial districts and the transfer of the registry of mixed commercial courts.

Article R743-172

…of the compensation, the amount of which is determined under the conditions laid down in Article R. 743-171, is divided between them on the basis of the benefit resulting for each of them from the clo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Modification of the jurisdiction of commercial courts following a new delimitation of administrative or judicial districts and the transfer of the registry of mixed commercial courts.

Article R743-171

…t the average net revenue over the last five known financial years preceding the filing of the application for compensation and the average operating balance of the office over the same period.Net rev…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Meetings of the departmental commercial development commission

Article R752-17

Committee members shall maintain secrecy with regard to both the deliberations and the documents of which they have become aware in the course of their duties.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article R811-17

…ed by the regulations, collective agreements, agreements or practices in force for the professional category in question; it is remunerated in accordance with these same regulations, collective agreem…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-17

If a member of the select committee considers that, as a matter of conscience, he or she should abstain, he or she shall inform the chairman of the committee that he or she will not be sitting..

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article A123-17

The associations mentioned in article A. 123-16 declare, in addition, in their application for registration the surname, usual name, pseudonym, forenames, personal domicile, date and place of birth an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-176

Pursuant to the second paragraph of article R. 444-4, services rendered pursuant to provisions of local law applicable in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle give rise to the collectio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-178

…the collection of the fees provided for in the table below: Description of service Fee a) Drafting 75.46 € Application for the issue of: b) an heir's certificate or an executor's certificate d) of th…

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