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Showing 29312940 of 9424 articles for Art. CA Versailles 14-11-1996

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-11

…ed assets; 1° bis In respect of current assets: inventories, receivables, marketable securities and cash;2° Shareholders' equity, provisions and debts; 3° The share of minority shareholders or partner…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Liquidation.

Article R237-11

…om among the statutory auditors registered on the list provided for in I of Article L. 822-1.In all cases, the instrument appointing the auditors is published under the same conditions and deadlines,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article R321-11

The guarantee is the result of a written agreement which, in addition to the general terms and conditions, specifies the amount of the guarantee granted, the terms of remuneration, the accounting cont…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets

Article R236-11

…rms of merger on the website of each of the companies prescribed by Article R. 236-2 or, where applicable, by article R. 236-3.Opposition to the merger by the representatives of the bondholders' group…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-11

Articles L. 5215-32 à L. 5215-35 are applicable to metropolises.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-11

…cooperation is deemed to be negative if it has not been given within two months. This withdrawal is carried out under the conditions set out by the departmental commission for inter-communal cooperati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VIII : Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis

Article L5218-11

…benefits, from 1st January of the year following that of its creation, from a global operating allocation equal to the sum of the following two components:1° An inter-municipality allocation, calcula…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IX : The Greater Paris Metropolis

Article L5219-11

…s metropolis adopts by a two-thirds majority, within six months of its creation, a financial and fiscal pact defining the financial relations between the Greater Paris metropolis, the territorial publ…

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

Article L5842-11

I. - The articles L. 5211-42 to L. 5211-45 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to IV.II. - For the application of Article L. 5211-42, the words "in each de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article L5722-11

A syndicat mixte benefiting from a transfer of competence provided for in article L. 1425-1 and constituted pursuant to article L. 5721-2 may receive assistance funds from legal entities governed by p…

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