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Showing 981990 of 44208 articles for Art. Loi n° 2001-420 du 15 mai 2001

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article R228-15

In the event of the conversion of preference shares into shares resulting in a capital reduction not motivated by losses, the provisions of article R. 225-152 apply. A court decision rejects the objec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article D4364-15

When appliances and products are supplied by establishments with one or more sales outlets, each sales outlet must have at least one professional trained and competent under the conditions defined in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Special provisions applicable to distance contracts

Article L221-15

The trader is automatically liable to the consumer for the proper performance of the obligations arising from the distance contract, whether those obligations are performed by the trader who concluded…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6431-15

…s method of voting. The results of public ballots, stating the names of those voting, shall be reproduced in the minutes.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article R641-15

…eceiver may order seals to be affixed to all or part of the debtor's assets. In this case, the procedure shall be in accordance with the rules laid down for seals after death. Notice of the affixing o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article R2511-15

…er of representatives of the commune mayor. The municipal commission draws up its own rules of procedure by a simple majority vote of all its members. These rules may lay down the conditions under whi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Inspections and controls

Article R1435-15

An inspector or controller may only carry out the duties mentioned in article R. 1435-10 if he has completed a training course of at least 120 hours provided jointly by the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting nosocomial infections and collecting information about them

Article R6111-15

…n the case of health cooperation groups, this professional may be a person responsible for the same duties within one of the establishments belonging to the group. He informs the Director General of t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R322-155

…of this Book, the articles of tontines must specify: 1° The conditions governing the formation and duration of associations in the event of survival and of associations in the event of death ; 2° The…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents and European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-15

The court hearing an action for infringement of a French patent which covers the same invention as a European patent applied for by the same inventor or granted to him or his successor in title with t…

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