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Showing 51715180 of 53777 articles for Art. al. 5 · Cass. com. 2 November 1994

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-5

…he société de libre partenariat for a period of six financial years, in accordance with article L. 823-1 of the French Commercial Code, after obtaining the agreement of the Autorité des marchés financ…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mutual insurance companies with a supervisory board and management board

Article R322-54-1

…ard and on the financial statements for the year to the General Meeting provided for in Article R. 322-62.The Supervisory Board may grant one or more of its members special powers for one or more spec…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mutual insurance companies with a supervisory board and management board

Article R322-54-3

I. - The Management Board carries out its duties under the supervision of the Supervisory Board.The Management Board is vested with the broadest powers to act in all circumstances on behalf of the com…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 7: Provisions relating to the implementation of other resolution measures

Article L613-56-9

…college of the powers to suspend or restrict the rights and obligations referred to in II of L. 613-56-2, L. 613-56-4, L. 613-56-5 or L. 613-56-8 and agree to be bound by the requirements referred to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Employer's obligations

Article L1233-57-14

…uired to1° Inform potential buyers, by any appropriate means, of its intention to sell the business;2° Immediately produce a document presenting the business to potential buyers;3° Where applicable, i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-55-1

Prior to their appointment, all external valuation experts shall inform the open-ended real estate investment company or the fund management company whether or not they have taken out an insurance pol…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for publishing a book in digital form

Article L132-17-5

…k in digital form under the conditions set out in the binding agreement referred to in article L. 132-17-8. Where the publisher has not done so, the assignment of the exploitation rights in digital fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Search for an assignment.

Article R6152-50-6

…offers of employment that satisfy the conditions mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 6152-50-5, the Director General of the National Management Centre may decide, after obtaining the opin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judgment

Article D45-2-2

…ar, the criminal court which does not issue a warrant for arrest or detention pursuant to Article 465 may, pursuant to III of Article 464-2, issue a committal order with deferred effect. He may also n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Conditions common to the terms "children and adolescents" and "young children, children and adolescents".

Article D6124-177-59

I.- By way of derogation from article D. 6124-177-2, the hospitalisation sector may include rooms with up to four beds. They are organised in such a way as to ensure that patients' privacy is respecte…

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