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Showing 30113020 of 36671 articles for Art. n° 17-18143 · Cass. com. 4 January 2023

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Drawing up electoral rolls.

Article R713-41

…mission is called upon to complete the list of persons who meet the condition set by Article L. 723-4 to be eligible for election to the office of commercial court judge in elections organised pursuan…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2651-4

…ntracting authorities or entities in the fields of defence and security, and amending Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC," are deleted; 4° In Article L. 2341-1, the references to articles 1741 to 17…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2681-4

…ntracting authorities or entities in the fields of defence and security, and amending Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC," are deleted; 4° In Article L. 2341-1, the references to articles 1741 to 17…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article LO6413-4

Laws, ordinances and decrees enacted before the entry into force of the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionnelles relatives à l'outre-mer dans…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Economic aid (R)

Article R4253-4

…dies to other legal entities and must account for their use in the report referred to in article L. 4253-5. Subsidies are awarded by the deliberative assemblies of these local authorities. Agreements…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Combating alcoholism and smoking.

Article L3822-4

…ritory of Wallis and Futuna as amended by Order No 2016-623 of 19 May 2016 transposing Directive 2014/40/EU on the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products and related products, subject…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: State financial assistance

Article L3662-4

…of a basic allocation in accordance with the terms defined in the third paragraph of article L. 3334-3 and, where applicable, a guarantee received, pursuant to the same article L. 3334-3, by the Rhôn…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exemption authorisation for young people undergoing vocational training

Article R4153-42

If the information mentioned in 1°, 2° or 4° of article R. 4153-41 changes, this information is updated and communicated to the labour inspection supervisor by any means giving a date certain within e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions.

Article D2411-4

…is addressed: 1° To the chairman of the union commission in the cases provided for in articles L. 2411-4, L. 2411-6 and in the sixth paragraph of article L. 2412-1 ; 2° To the mayor of the commune in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other provisions.

Article L662-4

…r the liquidator, as the case may be, of the employees' representative mentioned in articles L. 621-4 and L. 641-1 must be submitted to the works council, which gives an opinion on the proposed redund…

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