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Showing 27612770 of 58536 articles for Art. II · Cass. 3e civ. 15 September 2010 · Cass. 3e civ. 4 November 1998

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Incorporation, registration and registration.

Article R822-49

The High Council sends a copy of the decision to include the company on the list to the clerk of the court where the application for registration of the company in the register of companies was filed.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R613-42

…they are required to keep detailed records of financial contracts defined in 12° of Article L. 613-34-1 to which they are a party pursuant to Article L. 613-34-5, the persons mentioned in I or II of A…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article 480

…etermines.The principal issue shall mean the subject-matter of the dispute as determined by Article 4.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-4

The Etablissement Français du Sang is subject to an administrative, budgetary, financial and accounting system and to State control adapted to the particular nature of its missions, defined by this ch…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health establishments responsible for psychiatric care without consent.

Article L3222-4

The establishments mentioned in article L. 3222-1 are visited without prior publicity at least once a year by the State representative in the department or his representative, by the president of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article L3312-4

…anced budget of the investment section is assessed taking into account payment appropriations alone.II. - If the departmental council so decides, the allocations for operating expenditure include comm…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the Metropolitan Council and its President

Article L3642-4

Metropolitan Lyon may decide, subject to the agreement of the commune in which the site is located, a competent public authority within the meaning of article L. 251-2 of the Internal Security Code, t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article L4312-4

…anced budget of the investment section is assessed taking into account payment appropriations alone.II. - If the Regional Council so decides, the allocations for operating expenditure include commitme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions for publication and dissemination of job offers.

Article L5332-4

In the case of an anonymous offer, the administrative authority and the departments of the institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1 may, on simple request, obtain from the director of the publicatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6252-4

The President of the Territorial Council is the authorising officer for local authority expenditure and prescribes the execution of local authority revenue, subject to the specific provisions applicab…

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