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Showing 11211130 of 67137 articles for Art. L. 145-11 + Art. R. 145-1

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Protests.

Article R511-11

On filing of the documents mentioned in Article L. 511-58, the Registrar shall remove the registration from the form and enter in column 9 of the chronological register the removal entry provided for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Specialised committees

Article R4641-11

…e report of the Minister for Labour, and draft orders issued on the report of the Minister for Labour. On these texts, they give the opinion of the Conseil d'orientation des conditions de travail (Wor…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-11

…cant must, no later than six months before the end of the three-year period provided for in Article R. 512-10, waive deferment of publication in writing and deliver to the National Institute of Indust…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment of the radiation protection advisor

Article R4451-117

…competent person for radiation protection if he holds the certificate provided for in 1° of Article R. 4451-125.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-11-1

The voting rights and dividend rights of shares or share fractions issued in breach of the provisions relating to the incorporation of public limited companies with a public offer, as set out in this…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Companies opening a first establishment in France.

Article R123-113

…t a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area concerned by the last paragraph of Article R. 123-54 shall be filed at the latest at the same time as the application for registration or, wher…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-11

When calculating their prudential technical provisions within the meaning of Article L. 351-2, insurance and reinsurance undertakings segment their commitments into homogeneous risk groups and, at a m…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-11

The expenses of the National Institute of Industrial Property include: 1° Operating and equipment expenses of the Institute; 2° Expenses incurred by France's participation in international industrial…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-11

The declaration sent to the single body interrupts the time limits with regard to that body. The bodies and authorities to which the declarations and applications for authorisation are sent are solely…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Companies opening a first establishment in France.

Article R123-112

…he filing referred to in the first paragraph is made through the single body referred to in Article R. 123-1 and under the conditions provided for in Article R. 123-7.

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