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Showing 911920 of 34876 articles for Art. CA Douai 4-5-2023 n° 22/00072

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R225-22

…is prohibited.The special register may be kept and the minutes drawn up in electronic form; in this case, the minutes shall be signed using an electronic signature that meets at least the requirements…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue, redemption and conversion of preference shares.

Article R228-22

…s opinion on the company's compliance with the special rights attached to preference shares and indicates, where applicable, the date from which these rights were disregarded. The costs of drawing up…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Formation by conversion of a société anonyme.

Article R229-22

The conversion of a société anonyme into a société européenne registered in France is published under the conditions set out in article R. 225-165.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the traineeship.

Article R321-22

The examination for access to the traineeship is held at least once a year. The conditions of organisation, the programme and the procedures for the examination, which includes written and oral tests…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article L7125-22

…mbly of French Guiana may also benefit from the reimbursement of specific travel, support and technical assistance expenses that they have incurred and that are linked to the exercise of their mandate…

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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 L7124-22

The resources of the public cultural and environmental cooperation establishment provided for in article L. 1431-1 include resources derived from contracts concluded pursuant to article

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-22

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the public establishments of the collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L7224-22

…nt of the Executive Council reports to the Assembly, in a special report, on the situation of the local authority, the state of implementation of the regional development plan and the activity and fin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1213-22

…airmen.The deliberations of the National Council shall be adopted by a simple majority of the votes cast. In the event of a tie, the chairman has the casting vote.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Conditions for issuing, suspending or revoking approval for bodies providing training for local elected representatives (R)

Article R1221-22

…of the training course or session, the organisation issues the elected representative with a certificate specifying the exact nature of the training received. Where the elected representative is an em…

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