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Showing 291300 of 11746 articles for Art. Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 January 1986

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: EC declaration of conformity, production quality assurance.

Article R5221-28

…the quality system includes an inspection on the manufacturer's premises and, in duly substantiated cases, on the premises of suppliers or subcontractors to check the manufacturing processes. The deci…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28-2

…esumptions that the offences provided for in the same articles 1741 and 1743 result from one of the cases provided for in 1° to 5° of II of the article L. 228 du livre des procédures fiscales; 2° Les…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28-1

…ch the agents authorised by the Director General of the Authority shall make their findings in this case; 8° Offences related to the offences referred to in 1° to 7°. However, subject to the provision…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Risk mutual funds

Article L214-28

…ssued by the Conseil d'Etat will determine how this valuation is to be applied, particularly in the case of initial listings or corporate restructuring operations; 2° Debt securities, other than those…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-28

…express an opinion on the regularity, fairness and true and fair view of the financial statements. 28. Where the limited review of interim financial statements relates to condensed financial statemen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-28

As an exception to the provisions of articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-23, natural persons benefiting from the regime defined in article 50-0 of the General Tax Code may not prepare annual accounts. They k…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Advance information of employees enabling them to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in undertakings subject to the obligation to set up a works council

Article L141-28

In companies subject to the obligation to set up a works council pursuant to article L. 2322-1 of the Labour Code and which, at the close of the last financial year, fell into the category of small an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of sworn goods brokers

Article L131-28

Sworn merchandise brokers are competent, unless the court appoints a judicial auctioneer or another public officer, to conduct the following public sales: 1° Wholesale sales of goods authorised or ord…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-28

Each partner has the right to participate in decisions and has a number of votes equal to the number of shares he owns. A partner may be represented by his spouse unless the company comprises only the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-28

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