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Showing 18911900 of 65597 articles for Art. L 141-7 · Cass. com. 20 June 1978 · CA Versailles 17 December 1980 · Cass. com. 14 May 1952 · Cass. 1re civ. 2 March 1960 · C. civ. Art. 2276

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-17

I.-Debts properly arising after the opening judgment for the purposes of the conduct of the proceedings or the observation period, or in consideration for a service provided to the debtor during that…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-14

The contract of incorporation or the articles of association, as the case may be, may make the management lease of a business or a craft business in the general shop subject to the approval of the ten…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article L932-17

The second paragraph of article

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Transport

Article L4424-17

The territorial collectivity of Corsica is substituted for the State in the latter's rights and obligations concerning the operation of rail transport. It receives budgetary support from the State in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-section 2: Employee representatives on company boards of directors or supervisory boards.

Article L2411-17

The dismissal of an employee representative on the board of directors or supervisory board of public-sector companies, limited companies and partnerships limited by shares may only take place with the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-17

On pain of nullity, the sociétés anonymes participating in a merger are required to file a declaration with the Registrar in which they relate all the acts carried out with a view to the merger and by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals against the decision of the departmental committee.

Article L752-17

I.-Conforming to article L. 425-4 of the town planning code, the applicant, the State representative in the department, any member of the departmental commercial development commission, any profession…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial assistance.

Article L5134-72-2

When work integration assistance has been granted for the recruitment of an employee who, prior to his or her recruitment, was in receipt of the revenu de solidarité active (active solidarity income)…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Use and maintenance of the building

Article L315-14

The debtor also loses the benefit of the term when he changes the use of the mortgaged property or when he refuses the creditor access to the mortgaged property to ensure that it is in a good state of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-14

In accordance with their priority mission mentioned in article L. 6147-7, army hospitals and the other elements of the army health service may be authorised by the Minister for Defence to participate…

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