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Showing 921930 of 68114 articles for Art. R 123-38 · Cass. com. 17 February 2015 · C. com. Art. L 145-1

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Special delegation

Article L2121-38

The powers of the special delegation are limited to acts of purely conservatory and urgent administration. Under no circumstances is it permitted to commit municipal finances beyond the available reso…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Withholding

Article L614-38

With a view to imposing the measures provided for in articles L. 614-32 to L. 614-35, customs officers shall apply the powers vested in them by the Customs Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Control

Article R7124-38

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 4153-7, L. 7124-1 to L. 7124-11, L. 7124-13 to L. 7124-18 and L. 7124-21 as well as articles R. 7124-3, R. 7124-10, R. 7124-26, R. 7124-31 and R. 7124-34 co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Disciplinary sanctions

Article L341-17

Any breach of the laws, regulations and professional obligations applicable to banking or financial canvassing committed by the persons mentioned in 1°, 3°, 5°, 7° and 8° of article L. 341-3 and in ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-38

Adoption leave suspends the employment contract. During the suspension, employed parents benefit from the protection against dismissal provided for in articles L. 1225-4 and L. 1225-5. The application…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional secrecy, accounting and statutory auditing

Article L526-38

All electronic money institutions shall publish their annual accounts in accordance with the conditions laid down by the Autorité des normes comptables after obtaining the opinion of the Comité consul…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Honorary membership of former councillors of the Martinique Assembly

Article L7227-38

Honorary office is conferred by the representative of the State in the territorial collectivity of Martinique on former councillors to the Assembly of Martinique who have exercised their elective func…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Waste

Article L4424-38

By way of derogation from the last paragraph of Article L. 541-15 of the Environment Code, the terms and procedures for drawing up, publishing, monitoring, evaluating and revising the regional waste p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation, registration and commencement of business of the company.

Article R743-38

Subject to the condition precedent provided for in article R. 743-30, the capital securities or company shares allocated as consideration for the contributions in kind are deemed to be paid up by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Electronic trade in medicinal products by a dispensing pharmacy

Article L5125-38

If the pharmacy referred to in Article L. 5125-22 ceases to operate, its website will be closed.

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