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Showing 52315240 of 21130 articles for Art. n° 86-10357 · Cass. 1re civ. 17 January 2006

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The performance of the duties of clerk of the commercial court by the company and the members.

Article R743-57

…of the commercial court.In addition, the persons mentioned in article 64 of decree no. 2022-900 of 17 June 2022 relating to the ethics and discipline of ministerial officers may be appointed as provi…

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

Article L225-23

…for the determination of the minimum and maximum number of directors provided for in Article L. 225-17, nor for the application of the first paragraph of Article L. 225-18-1. The term of their office…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preparation of dossiers

Article R1261-21

I.-For the activities referred to in 2°, 3°, 4° and 6° of the I of article R. 1261-17, the project sponsor must send the head of the body's host structure a file describing the project by any means th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Remuneration.

Article D6152-23-1

…development of networking between the establishments mentioned in article 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9th January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service and the cooperation init…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies C

…provisions referred to in the first paragraph do not apply to capital subscriptions made as from 1 January 1991.2 In the event of termination of the agreement pronounced under the conditions provided…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Income from securities issued outside France and similar income

Article 121

…ority at the end of the concession ; 2° Repayments from reserves incorporated into capital before 1 January 1949 and sums incorporated before that date into capital or reserves on the occasion of a me…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: French National Olympic and Sports Committee

Article L141-5

…of the Intellectual Property Code.III - By way of exception to II and for acts committed between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2024, the rights and actions arising from this article shall be exercis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-7

…ew rental contract for a building used wholly or partly for residential purposes and built before 1 January 1949. If such a report establishes the absence of lead-containing coverings or the presence…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Designation

Article L2122-8

…has fewer than five members.Where a vacancy in the office of mayor or deputy mayors occurs after 1 January of the year preceding the general renewal of the municipal councils, the elections required…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection and promotion of maternal and child health.

Article L2421-1

…L. 2131-4-1, L. 2131-5 and L. 2131-6 are applicable in their wording resulting from Law no. 2021-1017 of 2 August 2021.Article L. 2133-2 shall apply as amended by Act no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016 o…

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