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Showing 57015710 of 23635 articles for Art. Cass. soc. – 8 Oct. 1980 – no. 79-12125

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6133-1

…ing on the legal nature of the Grouping;7° The rights of members and the rules for determining them;8° The rules according to which the grouping's members are liable for its debts;9° The arrangements…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Archaeology

Article L1421-7

…gical services of local authorities are laid down by the provisions of articles L. 522-7 and L. 522-8 of the French Heritage Code.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 6: Small modifications

Article R2194-9

When several successive modifications covered by article R. 2194-8 are made, the purchaser shall take into account their cumulative amount.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Multi-professional practice partnerships

Article R422-51-19

The guarantee provided for in Article

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Sale of a business.

Article R141-6

For the application of articles L. 141-8, L. 141-9 and L. 141-10, the domicile declared is the domicile elected by the creditors in their entries.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Sociétés en commandite simple.

Article R222-3

…rtner exercises the right opened by Article L. 222-7 under the conditions set out in article R. 221-8.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Form, content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1242-12

…nt of remuneration and its various components, including bonuses and additional remuneration if any;8° The name and address of the supplementary pension fund and, where applicable, of the provident fu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article R111-2

…5° If it is liable for value added tax and identified by an individual number pursuant to article 286 ter of the General Tax Code, its individual identification number; 6° If he is a member of a regu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Control.

Article L6116-3

…compliance with the obligation to provide information, the penalty provided for in Article L. 6113-8 shall apply.On the basis of this accounting data, the Regional Health Agency checks that there is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.

Article R123-157

…as, where applicable, the members exempt from debts arising prior to their entry into the grouping.8° Where the persons designated in 6° and 7° are legal entities, their name or company name.

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