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Showing 56715680 of 70794 articles for Art. R 143-1 à R 143-3 · Cass. com. 28 April 2004 · Cass. com. 20 October 1998 · Cass. com. 7 March 2000 · Cass. com. 25 February 2003 · Loi 2015-990 du 6 août 2015

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Guardianship arrangements

Article A712-10

Prior approval from the supervisory authority is required for property leasing transactions, pursuant to 2° of Article R. 712-7, if one of the following two conditions is met:1° When the amount of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-7

Where, pursuant to articles L. 232-3 and L. 232-4, the statutory auditor shall make observations and set them out in a written report sent to the board of directors, the management board or the manage…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article R134-6

Before commencing their activities, commercial agents must be registered in a special register held at the clerk's office of the commercial court within whose jurisdiction they are domiciled. They sha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Infrastructure management

Article L4424-25

The State assets made available to the Corsican hydraulic equipment office mentioned in article L. 112-12 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime are transferred to the assets of the Corsican territ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Provisional profit and loss account for training schools and institutes.

Article R6145-61

At the end of the financial year, and after the vote on the financial account provided for in article R. 6145-44, the director of the managing establishment sends the President of the Regional Council…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties between colleagues and members of other health professions.

Article R4322-63

In the event of a professional disagreement with a colleague, the chiropodist must first seek conciliation, if necessary through the regional or inter-regional council of the association.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Employed persons

Article R4312-66

The habitual practice of the nursing profession, in any form whatsoever, within a State administration, a local authority or a public establishment is subject to a written contract, except in cases wh…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transitional provisions

Article R514-6

The Articles R. 512-1 to R. 514-5 are applicable to filings taking effect on 15 September 1992 subject to the following provisions: 1° Filings made before 15 September 1992 shall remain subject, as re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination of service.

Article R6152-630-5

The interview(s) provided for in article R. 6152-630-3 focus mainly on : 1° The reasons for the request and the principle of the contractual termination ; 2° Setting the date on which the contract wil…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal dissemination of inventions

Article R612-74

Mention of the grant of the patent is published in the Official Bulletin of Industrial Property. This mention includes an indication of the reference to the number of the Official Bulletin of Industri…

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