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Showing 241250 of 62257 articles for Art. L. 111-10-4 et R. 111-45

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Mediation procedure

Article R321-45

…the minister responsible for culture. This report is appended to the report provided for in article L. 327-12.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Conciliation procedure.

Article R611-45

For the application of the second paragraph of Article L. 611-10-2, the debtor shall provide proof of the lifting of the ban on issuing cheques to the credit institution that initiated this measure by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions

Article R4031-45

…elect their representatives according to the following distribution key:a) 25% is divided equally between all the unions representing the same profession;b) 75%, after deduction, where applicable, of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-45

Where the issuing company has continued to pay the proceeds of bonds redeemable as a result of a draw, it may not repeat such sums when such bonds are presented for redemption. Any clause to the contr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article L236-45

Where the company resulting from the cross-border merger is to be subject to an employee participation scheme in accordance with Title VII of Book III of Part Two of the Labour Code, it shall adopt a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 12: Funeral service contracts

Article L242-45

The penalties for offences relating to funeral contracts are set out in the provisions of the chapitre III du titre II du livre II de la deuxième partie du code général des collectivités territoriales…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Value-added services

Article L224-45

…ion and publication by third parties of the information mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 224-43 with a view to constituting the tool referred to in the same paragraph.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Apportionment and collection of certain taxes

Article L2573-45

I. - Article L. 2331-11 is applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the provisions of II and III.II. - For the application of the first paragraph, the words: "local laws and customs"…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers.

Article L6331-45

The Comité de concertation et de coordination de l'apprentissage du bâtiment et des travaux publics is subject to State economic and financial control.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-45

…ting and parent undertakings referred to respectively in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 shall carry out the assessment referred to in Article L. 356-19 at least once a year and in…

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