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Showing 35213530 of 28351 articles for Art. 28 mai 1997

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Permanence of care in health care institutions

Article R6111-47

…vice, in application of 2° of III of article L. 6112-2, to meet the needs for permanent care that remain uncovered.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Conventional sequestration.

Article 1957

Escrow may not be free.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article L221-12

If all the partners are managing partners or if one or more managing partners chosen from among the partners are designated in the Articles of Association, the removal of one of them from office may o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expert assistance

Article L1233-34

In companies with at least fifty employees, where the redundancy project concerns at least ten employees within the same thirty-day period, the Social and Economic Committee may, where appropriate on…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-11

…easing the proportion beyond this limit may be cancelled.Notwithstanding Articles L. 225-132 et L. 228-91, preference shares to which are attached a limited right to participate in dividends, reserves…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation

Article L612-14

I. - The Authority may set up one or more Advisory Commissions.At least one commission shall be set up to give an opinion on the lists, models, frequency and deadlines for transmitting the documents a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-11

An existing on-trade public house may be transferred to the department in which it is located. Applications for authorisation to transfer are submitted to the State representative in the département.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-27

…ices in the divisional application or divisional registration may not cover the goods or services remaining in the original application or registration or appearing in other divisional applications or…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: National Food Council

Article D824-2

…public food policy and gives opinions on related issues.It may, in particular, be consulted on the main policy guidelines relating to:1° Adapting consumption to nutritional requirements;2° Food safet…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: The Examining Magistrate and the Investigating Divisions

Article D15-4-5

The coordinating investigating judge(s) of the division provided for in the fourth paragraph of Article 52-1 shall be appointed by the president of the judicial court at the beginning of the judicial…

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