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Showing 55415550 of 21318 articles for Art. Cass. crim. 13 November 1990

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-105-2

…rily complies with Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of electoral rolls.

Article R713-1

…fic provisions set out in this chapter. II.-The administrative authority referred to in article L. 713-17 is, for the election of the members of the territorial chambers of commerce and industry, the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Credit and property formalities

Article A444-171

…n and housing code 18.87 € 185 Illustrated or collated copy for land registry purposes (per page) 1.13 € 186 Grant application for a rural property exchange 18.87 € 187 Notification required to purge…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Sustainable development plan

Article R4424-6-1

…R. 414-3 to R. 414-7 of the Environment Code as well as the article 2 of decree no. 2001-1031 of 8 November 2001 relating to the procedure for designating Natura 2000 sites ;4°Explains the reasons wh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4412-96

…tructing party: the head of the user company, referred to in Article R. 4511-1 and in Decree No. 77-1321 of 29 November 1977 on work carried out in an establishment by an external company, or the cont…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-2

…ave the national territory and surrender his passport for a period that may not exceed six months ; 13° Complete, where applicable at their own expense, a citizenship training course ; 14° In the even…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-50

In the event of the temporary impediment or death of the Chairman, the Board of Directors may delegate a director to act as Chairman. In the event of temporary impediment, this delegation is given for…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-2

…) Any of the offences listed in articles L. 121-2 to L. 121-4, L. 121-8 to L. 121-10, L. 411-2, L. 413-1, L. 413-2, L. 413-4 to L. 413-9, L. 422-2, L. 441-1, L. 441-2, L. 452-1, L. 455-2, L. 512-4 and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Communication and registration of documents.

Article R123-154

For proceedings opened on or after 1 January 2006, the following may not be disclosed: 1° Judgments handed down in safeguard proceedings in the event of closure of the proceedings pursuant to article

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK III

Article

…el and technical resources) and, in particular, the services provided by the French broadcaster(s); 13° Any co-production and pre-purchase contract for broadcasting rights signed with a television ser…

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