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Showing 26412650 of 64636 articles for Art. CE 12-5-2022 n° 416727 and CE 27-3-2020 n° 428234

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Public auction sales.

Article R322-12

…auction rooms may not transfer their establishment without an authorisation issued in the same form and by the same authority as for the original authorisation.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-12

…n the meaning of the Paris Act of the Berne Convention, is a country outside the European Community and the author is not a national of a Member State of the Community, the term of protection shall be…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 129-1

The parties can always ask the judge to record their conciliation.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R917-12

…al chamber, on a proposal from the president of the territorial chamber where applicable," are replaced by the words: "the president of the chamber of agriculture, commerce, industry, trades and craft…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article L221-12

…ong the partners are designated in the Articles of Association, the removal of one of them from office may only be decided unanimously by the other partners. This will result in the dissolution of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-12

…es out its mission under the conditions set out in Chapter II of Title I of Book VI of the Monetary and Financial Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L235-12

…apacity or a defect in consent may be relied on even against third parties, by the incapable person and his legal representatives, or by the partner whose consent was taken by mistake, fraud or violen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article L252-12

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Internal organisation.

Article L6146-12

Notwithstanding articles L. 6144-1, L. 6144-2 and L. 6146-9, the director of the institution may decide, on a joint proposal from the chairmen of the institutional medical committee and the nursing, r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-12

…there free of charge, belong to the said public health establishments to the exclusion of the heirs and the estate in the event of disinheritance.The heirs and legatees of persons whose treatment and…

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