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Showing 261270 of 64071 articles for Art. L. 237-18 and L. 237-19

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

Article L941-19

In article L. 145-56, the words: "and procedure" are deleted.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Employers' group made up of private-sector members and local authorities.

Article L1253-19

…velopment of employment in a given area, private-sector entities may set up, with local authorities and their public establishments or with public establishments of the State, groups of employers in o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Research, clinical investigations and performance studies covered by national defence secrets

Article L1123-19

…earch, clinical investigations or performance studies involve persons who have no medical condition and who voluntarily undergo such research, clinical investigations or performance studies, the spons…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-19

The plan may provide for a choice for creditors involving payment within shorter uniform periods but accompanied by a proportional reduction in the amount of the claim. The reduction of the claim is d…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Group governance system.

Article L356-19

The participating and parent undertakings referred to respectively in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 : 1° Set up a risk management system at group level. This system shall be appl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts relating to liquefied petroleum gas

Article L224-19

The term of the contracts mentioned in article L. 224-17 may not exceed five years.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Assignment of the debtor's assets.

Article L642-19-1

The conditions and forms of appeal against the decisions of the official receiver taken pursuant to articles L. 642-18 and L. 642-19 are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Pursuit of the activity of entrepreneur of live performances on an ancillary basis

Article L7122-19

…ceiling of performances, without being subject to the declaration obligations mentioned in articles L. 7122-3 and L. 7122-6: 1° Any person whose principal activity or purpose is not the operation of v…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Schools of territorial chambers of commerce and industry and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L711-18

…udent representative, at least three elected members, two of whom are elected by the teaching staff and one by the other categories of staff, including, where applicable, staff made available to the i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Building and public works companies out of work due to bad weather.

Article L5424-19

A decree shall determine the procedures for the application of this section, in particular the conditions under which disputes arising from its application may be submitted to joint conciliation bodie…

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