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Showing 52715280 of 58206 articles for Art. L 441-10 s. · Cass. com. 3 March 2015 n° 14-11.414

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Democratisation and transparency.

Article L5211-39-2

In the event of the attachment of a commune to a public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax status under the conditions provided for in article L. 5210-1-2, the creation of s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-9

A company that has issued non-voting preference shares is prohibited from amortising its capital. Repayments made prior to the full redemption or cancellation of the non-voting preference shares may b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Operation.

Article L2541-3

The Town Council may also decide to hold regular meetings on certain specified days; but, in this case, the matters to be discussed and decided are also, except in cases of urgency, communicated at le…

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

Article L954-3

Article L. 443-1 is amended as follows:1° The last paragraph of I is replaced by the following provisions: "The cessation of advertising carried out under conditions that do not comply with the first…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L7321-3

The head of the company who supplies the goods or on whose behalf the orders are collected or the goods to be processed, handled or transported are received is only responsible for the application to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: General authorisation conditions

Article L5125-3

Where they provide an optimum supply of medicinal products in relation to the needs of the resident population and the location chosen by the applicant pharmacist within a district defined in article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations and financial solidarity of the principal.

Article L8232-3

In the cases provided for in this chapter, the injured employee, the social security and family allowance bodies and the paid holiday fund may, in the event of the contractor's default, take direct ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-3

Any person wishing to open a café, cabaret or on-trade public house and sell alcohol there must make a written declaration at least fifteen days in advance, stating :1° Surname, first names, place of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Speech therapists.

Article L4341-3

The diplomas, certificates or qualifications referred to in article L. 4341-2 are the "certificat de capacité d'orthophoniste" established by the Ministers of Education and Health, or one of the diplo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Fonds de développement pour l'insertion professionnelle des handicapés.

Article L5214-3

The resources of the Development Fund for the Professional Integration of the Disabled are intended to promote all forms of professional integration of the disabled in the ordinary working environment…

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