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Showing 36613670 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 Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-15

…rticipating in the merger and whose claim predates the publicity given to the draft terms of merger may lodge an objection to the latter within the period set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. A court…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article R711-15

Applicants for the office of member of the board shall certify to the supervisory authority that they meet the conditions set out in Article L. 713-4and that they are not subject to any of the disabil…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Use and maintenance of work equipment

Article R4323-15

…mechanisms and work equipment with moving parts likely to present a risk are in operation, workers may not be allowed to check, inspect, clean, deburr, lubricate, adjust, repair or carry out any othe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: In-company vocational re-education agreement

Article R5213-15

…and the daily allowances referred to inarticle R. 323-3-1 of the Social Security Code. This amount may not be less than the remuneration received prior to the work stoppage preceding the implementati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Guarantor guarantee

Article D754-11

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording in…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
CHAPTER II: MORTGAGES AND LIENS ON AIRCRAFT.

Article L122-15

…red his claim in the aircraft's registration register, after having had the amount recognised by amicable agreement or, failing that, having taken legal action in respect of it.They are also extinguis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-15

The creation of these shares gives rise to the application of articles L. 225-8, L. 225-10, L. 225-14, L. 225-147, L. 22-10-53 and L. 22-10-54 relating to special advantages when shares are issued to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for exercising general powers

Article L2312-15

…dministrative documents.If the Committee considers that it does not have sufficient information, it may refer the matter to the President of the Court of First Instance, ruling under the accelerated p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Business secrecy.

Article R463-15

…ss to the confidential version of a document that it considers necessary to exercise its rights, it may ask the General Reporter to disclose or consult the document by submitting a reasoned request as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-155

I. - The medical team of the burns treatment facility comprises at least : 1° A qualified doctor, specialist or competent in anaesthesia-intensive care, or qualified specialist in anaesthesiology-inte…

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