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Showing 18511860 of 31968 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 8-6-2005 n° 02-47.689

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R1112-81

I. - The committee is composed as follows 1° The legal representative of the establishment or the person appointed for this purpose ; 2° Two mediators and their alternates, appointed by the legal repr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L775-8

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

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-6

The chapters of the budgets voted by function correspond:a) Investment section:- for expenditure and revenue that can be broken down, to group 90 "Breakdown of operations", completed by the number of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation of practical and theoretical training

Article R6222-64

The apprentice's employer undertakes to free the apprentice for his sporting activities, and will contact the sports federation to which the top-level sportsperson belongs in order to organise his pra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation of practical and theoretical training

Article R6222-65

The training establishment in which the apprentice is registered will contact the sports federation to which the top-level athlete belongs in order to adapt the organisation of the theoretical teachin…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance of the plan

Article R144-8

I. - The association's General Meeting is convened at least once a year under the conditions set out in article R. 141-4 in order, for each of the plans subscribed by the association: 1° To approve th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-8

I.-The decision on the application for authorisation to use water for human consumption is taken by prefectoral order. Reasons are given for this order. The prefectoral authorisation order indicates i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-82

The Supervisory Board may only validly deliberate if at least half of its members are present. Unless the Articles of Association provide for a greater majority, decisions are taken by a majority of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R1112-82

The mediators mentioned in 2° of I of article R. 1112-81 are a doctor mediator and a non-physician mediator. The non-physician mediator and his alternate are appointed by the institution's legal repre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-88

After the meeting has been called and up to and including the fifth day before the meeting, any shareholder holding registered shares may ask the company to send him, to the address indicated, the doc…

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