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Showing 13511360 of 58419 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 1-7-2003 n° 861

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article R722-7

During the week following that of the election of the newly elected judges, the public prosecutor invites the judges of the commercial court established at the seat of the court of appeal who have not…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Advances.

Article R2337-7

The Minister of the Economy and Finance may delegate his powers to prefects for the allocation of advances requested by communes and communal public establishments. The prefect's decisions are taken o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation.

Article R518-71

I. - In granting its authorisation, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution takes into account the programme of activities of the third-party financing company, its organisation, the mana…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation.

Article R518-70

The authorisation referred to in Article 8 of L. 511-6 is issued by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in accordance with the provisions of this sub-section.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compensation.

Article R3122-7

The claimant must inform the Office by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt whether or not he accepts the offer of compensation made to him. If the claimant accepts the offer, the Office…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration

Article R822-7

The following may also be entered on the list of statutory auditors referred to in I of Article L. 822-1, pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 822-1-2 persons who have succ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Scope

Article R3213-7

For real estate acquisitions made in administrative form by the départements and their public establishments, a deposit may be paid to the seller, as soon as the periods open for taking registrations…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R4421-7

Members of the Corsican sites council other than ex officio members are appointed for a three-year term. They may be reappointed.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article R4422-7

An order of the Prefect of Corsica sets, by application of the rules defined in articles R. 4422-4 to R. 4422-6-1, the list of bodies of all kinds represented within each section of the Corsican Econo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Lighting

Article R4223-7

Workstations located inside workplaces are protected from the sun's harmful rays either by the design of openings or by appropriate fixed or mobile protection.

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