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Showing 451460 of 18871 articles for Art. CA Douai 12-7-2018 n° 18/00485

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article R642-18

…ue and filed with the court registry, the non-performance of the plan by the assignee. For the application of the second paragraph of article L. 642-11, the assignee is summoned by the court clerk by…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Unavailability, pledges, enforceability

Article A444-18

…45 minutes 57 minutes Seizure of partnership rights and securities 20 minutes 60 minutes Act of precautionary seizure of partnership rights and securities 20 minutes 68 minutes Seizure of ship or air…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-18

…of the union commissions, which lay down the procedures for the management of property and the allocation of income. The union of sections, a legal entity governed by public law, is administered by a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Group governance system.

Article L356-18

…nclude an effective system for the transmission of information. It is proportionate to the nature, scale and complexity of the Group's operations. This system of governance includes the following key…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Rates

Article A132-18

The rates charged by life assurance and capitalisation undertakings and by supplementary occupational pension funds include the undertaking's remuneration and are based on the following elements : 1°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recording by bankers of cheque payment incidents due to insufficient funds.

Article R131-12

…r it is an individual account or a collective account, and information enabling the precise identification of the drawee ; 2° The name or corporate name of the account holder, his address and : a) if…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-18

…dded tax pursuant to Article 256 A of the General Tax Code who make the first sale in France of medical devices defined in Article L. 5211-1 of this Code and in vitro diagnostic medical devices define…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National medical biology commission

Article R6213-18

…mission, appointed by order of the Minister for Health, for a renewable term of five years:1° A medical biologist appointed by the Académie nationale de médecine ;2° A medical biologist appointed by t…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Correspondents in health care institutions

Article R5121-181

…pplies.In health establishments and health cooperation groups authorised under article L. 6133-7 to carry out the tasks of these establishments which do not have an in-house pharmacy, the stock of med…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-18

…d - determine whether there is any material uncertainty related to events or circumstances that may cast doubt on the going concern basis. 3. This standard also defines the consequences that the statu…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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