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Showing 24712480 of 60719 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 1-4-2009 n° 07-21.833

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Discipline.

Article R321-45

The Government Commissioner is the addressee of complaints concerning the persons mentioned in I and II of article L. 321-4 as well as articles L. 321-24 and L. 321-28-1 and the persons authorised to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Conseil des ventes volontaires de meubles aux enchères publiques.

Article R321-40

The Government Commissioner referred to in Article L. 321-23-1 is appointed by order of the Minister of Justice.He participates in the meetings of the Board in an advisory capacity, subject to the spe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Territorial Council

Article LO6221-4

Any territorial councillor absent from four consecutive meetings of the territorial council within a period of less than four months without a legitimate excuse accepted by the council shall be declar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Territorial Council

Article LO6321-4

Any territorial councillor absent from four consecutive meetings of the territorial council within a period of less than four months without a legitimate excuse accepted by the council shall be declar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Territorial Council

Article LO6431-4

Any territorial councillor absent from four consecutive meetings of the territorial council within a period of less than four months without a legitimate excuse accepted by the council shall be declar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Executive Council and the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L7224-4

I. - The regime of incompatibilities concerning councillors to the Martinique Assembly remains applicable to a councillor to the Martinique Assembly who resigns because he accepts the office of execut…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article R1232-4

The Board of Directors deliberates in particular on: 1° The initial budget and any amendments to it, loans, the financial account and the allocation of the year's income; 3° The creation, sale or abol…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article R312-4

The rules relating to unseizable bank balances are set out in articles R. 162-1 to R. 162-8, R. 112-5 and R. 213-10 of the Code of Civil Enforcement Procedures, reproduced below:…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and operation

Article R1423-44

Where the post of registrar is vacant or where the registrar is prevented from attending or is absent, the deputy registrar acts as substitute or acting registrar. Where there are several deputies, th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and operation

Article R1423-49

Staff belonging to category C of the civil service and, where appropriate, auxiliary and temporary staff contribute to the operation of the various registry departments. These staff may, on an excepti…

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