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Showing 80618070 of 27157 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9-10-2007 n° 05-22.023

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General principles

Article A823-5

The professional practice standard relating to audit planning, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: . NEP-300. Audit planning Introduction 01. The audit of the accounts carried out by…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L594-1

…icles applicableIn their wording resulting fromIn Title IL. 510-1L. 511-1 to L. 511-6L. 511-7La loi n° 2021-1109 du 24 août 2021 confortant le respect des principes de la RépubliqueL. 511-8 et L. 511-…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals volunteering in France

Article D426-12

…existence for at least three years and holds the authorisation provided for in article 15 de la loi n° 2006-586 du 23 mai 2006 relative au volontariat associatif et à l'engagement éducatif. Its validi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article D7124-30

…icle 1 of decree no. 2001-623 du 12 juillet 2001 pris pour l'application de l'article 7-1 de la loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 et relatif à l'aménagement et à la réduction du temps de travail dans la…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Compensation

Article D7226-30

…icle 1 of decree no. 2001-623 du 12 juillet 2001 pris pour l'application de l'article 7-1 de la loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 et relatif à l'aménagement et à la réduction du temps de travail dans la…

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

Article R123-53

In its application for registration, the company declares, as regards the legal entity:1° Its corporate name or denomination followed, where applicable, by its acronym;2° Its legal form specifying, wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Dental assistants

Article L4393-12

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a committee composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of dental assistant nationals of a Me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Employee with a fixed-term employment contract.

Article L1226-20

Where the employee holds a fixed-term contract, the provisions of the second and last paragraphs of article L. 1226-12 and articles L. 1226-14 to L. 1226-16, relating to the conditions for dismissal o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Revenue from the investment section

Article L3332-3

Revenue from the investment section consists in particular of:1° Proceeds from borrowings;2° repealed;3° The departmental investment support grant;4° The departmental equipment grant for collèges;5° P…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article 1576

For the application of this code in Wallis and Futuna, the terms listed below are replaced as follows:1° "tribunal judiciaire" by: "tribunal de première instance";2° "tribunal de commerce" or "justice…

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