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Showing 46714680 of 66952 articles for Art. L. 210-6 and C. civ. Art. 1844-3

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6461-3

…e law, are adopted by public ballot by an absolute majority of the members of the Territorial Council.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Powers of the Executive Council

Article LO6463-3

…the prerogatives conferred upon it by this Chapter, entrust each of its members with the management and control of a sector of the administration by a deliberation taken within ten days of the electio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Breach of contract.

Article L7112-3

If the employer initiates the termination, the employee is entitled to an indemnity which may not be less than the sum representing one month's last salary for each year or fraction of a year worked.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Performance of the employment contract.

Article L1222-3

…ployee is expressly informed, prior to their implementation, of the professional assessment methods and techniques used in relation to him/her.The results obtained are confidential.Employee appraisal…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV : Insurance for the acquisition of immovable property by means of life annuities.

Article L132-30

…reditors, they may only deal with the insurer after having been authorised to do so by a judgement handed down in chambers on a simple petition.The estimate of the current value, in full ownership, of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Materials vigilance.

Article L5212-3

…ised over the devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, as well as the organisational procedures of the authorities and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition of capital

Article L1522-3

Notwithstanding the provisions of article L224-2 of the French Commercial Code, share capital must be at least equal to 225,000 euros for companies whose purpose is the construction of buildings for r…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the establishment of a relay facility

Article L311-36

…ption forms for contracts or regulations to a bridge institution is published in the Journal officiel. This decision releases the person subject to the resolution procedure from all commitments to pol…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article L236-35

…wn up by each of the companies involved in the cross-border merger informing the members, creditors and employee representatives or, failing that, the employees themselves that they may submit to it,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article L236-31

…ithin the scope of paragraph 1 of Article 2119 of Directive EU 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 14 June 2017 on certain aspects of company law and governed by the law of one…

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