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Showing 681690 of 64235 articles for Art. s. 635 and 638 · C. com. Arts. L 141-12

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Meetings.

Article LO6221-12

Meetings of the Territorial Council are public. However, at the request of five members or the President, the Territorial Council may decide without debate, by an absolute majority of the members pres…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Meetings.

Article LO6321-12

Meetings of the Territorial Council are public. However, at the request of five members or the President, the Territorial Council may decide without debate, by an absolute majority of the members pres…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-12

The following shall benefit from the appropriations of the Joint Fund in respect of the performance of the tasks referred to in Article L. 2135-11: 1° Employees' and employers' organisations that are…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-12

The opening of safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings automatically terminates the agreement recorded or approved pursuant to Article L. 611-8. In this case, the creditors recov…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The Paris - Ile-de-France Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Article L711-12

The members of the Paris - Ile-de-France regional chamber of commerce and industry and the members of the Ile-de-France departmental chambers of commerce and industry are respectively elected under th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Interest on arrears, flat-rate compensation and additional compensation for recovery costs

Article L2192-12

Late payment occurs when the sums due to the creditor, who has fulfilled his legal and contractual obligations, are not paid by the contracting authority on the due date stipulated in the contract or…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Interest on arrears, flat-rate compensation and additional compensation for recovery costs

Article L3133-12

Late payment occurs when the sums due to the creditor, who has fulfilled his legal and contractual obligations, are not paid by the contracting authority on the due date stipulated in the concession c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-12

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of Article L. 626-18, the duration of the plan is set by the court. It may not exceed ten years. Where the debtor is a person engaged in an agric…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV bis : The Great Customary Council of the Amerindian and Bushinenge populations

Article L7124-12

The Grand Customary Council of the Amerindian and Bushinenge populations is composed of:1° Six representatives of the Amerindian customary and traditional authorities designated by their peers;2° Six…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-12

In the case of activities that are necessary, in whole or in part, to satisfy the needs of the population on a daily basis or which are particularly evident on Sundays and public holidays, the adminis…

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