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Showing 521–530 of 52097 articles for “Art. L 144-10 · Cass. com. 22 January 1991 · CA Paris 31 March 1994 · Cass. com. 9 November 2004 · Cass. com. 22 December 1980 · Cass. com. 21 April 1977”

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to safeguard procedures, receivership, compulsory liquidation and conciliation procedures applicable to credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms.

Article R613-22

Claims that are not mentioned in article R. 613-20 may, by way of derogation from the provisions of article 66 of decree no. 85-1388 of 27 December 1985 mentioned above, be declared until the expiry o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-22

In the event of a written consultation, the text of the proposed resolutions and the documents required to inform the members shall be sent to each member by registered letter. The members shall have…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1213-22

The Board may only validly deliberate when, in addition to the Chairman or one of the Vice-Chairmen, two of the members mentioned in 1° to 6° of article L. 1212-1 and two of the members mentioned in 7…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Appeal procedures

Article R3211-22

Unless the appeal has been given suspensive effect, the First President or his delegate shall rule within twelve days of the matter being referred to him. This period is extended to twenty-five days i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-222

The following identification information is entered in the register: 1° For each legal unit: a) For the natural persons mentioned in article R. 123-220 : the surname and, where applicable, the used na…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Issue of approval

Article R1253-22

The administrative authority has one month following receipt of the application for approval to notify the employers' group of its decision. If approval is refused, reasons must be given for the decis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Disciplinary Commission

Article R1442-22

The full and alternate members of the Commission are appointed for four years. This appointment takes place within three months of the renewal of the Conseil supérieur de la prud'homie provided for in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R1243-22

The authorised establishment or body sends the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé and the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine, as…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Ordinary procedure

Article R121-22

In the event of an appeal, an application may be made to the First President of the Court of Appeal for a stay of execution of decisions taken by the enforcement judge. The application is made by mean…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-22

On the appointed day, the commission hears the parties, it endeavours to reconcile their points of view and reach conciliation. If one of the parties does not appear, the commission establishes its fa…

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