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Showing 17411750 of 65573 articles for Art. L 242-1 · Cass. 2e civ. 4 February 2010 · Cass. 2e civ. 1 July 2010

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Eligibility.

Article L723-4

I.- The following persons are eligible for election to the office of judge of a commercial court:1° Who are registered on the electoral rolls of the chambers of commerce and industry or the chambers o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L763-4

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indicated in the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L764-4

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

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L762-4

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indicated in the rig…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L591-4

For the application of this book in Mayotte: 1° 1° of Article L. 552-1 shall not apply; 2° Article L. 553-1 shall read as follows: "Art. L. 553-1.-Asylum seekers whose application is registered in May…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Cost control of contracts awarded by the State and its public establishments

Article L2196-4

The obligations laid down in this section apply to contracts concluded by the State or its public establishments for which the special nature of the techniques, the small number of candidates with the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-4

In the last three days of the first month following the decision to admit the patient to the psychiatric care referred to in I of article L. 3213-1 or, where applicable, following the provisional meas…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article L123-45

The president of the regional chamber of trades and crafts or, by delegation, the president of the departmental level chamber of trades and crafts monitors compliance, by the natural persons and legal…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L324-1-1

For the purposes of Article L. 324-1, the mutual insurers and associations referred to in Article L. 211-8 of the Mutual Code and the provident institutions or associations referred to in Article L. 9…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Operational preparation for employment

Article L6326-4

As part of the operational preparation for employment, the remuneration of the employee recruited under a fixed-term or open-ended contract concluded in application of article L. 5134-19-1, or under a…

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