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Showing 46614670 of 20900 articles for Art. Cass. soc. – 15 July 1999 – no. 97-21146

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2671-3

…the references to Article L. 1311-4 of the Public Health Code, Articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation and to 1°…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2661-3

…the references to Article L. 1311-4 of the Public Health Code, Articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation and to 1°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1611-10

…blic establishments, which constitute compulsory expenditure, within the meaning of Article L. 1612-15. This decree may also provide for a multi-year schedule of recovery of sums owed by local authori…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-177

…ight months. However, authorisations granted prior to the date of publication of loi n° 2001-420 du 15 mai 2001 relative aux nouvelles régulations économiques shall remain valid until their expiry.The…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent and temporary sports stadiums

Article A312-3

…spection reports attesting to the favourable opinion on the operation of the demountable assemblies.15° The certificate by which the client certifies that he has had all the technical checks and inspe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article L642-2

…l report to the court on the steps taken to receive takeover offers, notwithstanding Article L. 611-15. The opinion of the Public Prosecutor is sought when the offer has been received by the mandatair…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-16

…are built as part of a development operation provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 2511-15, their management comes under the jurisdiction of the arrondissement council once they have been…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-298

…or's powers; e) Ordering the partial cessation of business pursuant to articles L. 622-10 or L. 631-15;f) Adopting the safeguard or recovery plan, with an indication of the name of the commissioner re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The National Council

Article R821-37

…umber of candidates equal to one sixth of the seats to be filled. Lists that do not obtain at least 15% of the votes cast are not eligible for the allocation of seats. > In each of the colleges, the n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6133-8

…e Director General of the Regional Health Agency will, subject to the provisions of Article L. 6147-15, dissolve the Grouping. The decision to dissolve the Grouping taken by the Director General of th…

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