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Showing 14911500 of 50684 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 16-2-2022 n° 21-15.822

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article R711-16

The general meeting of the territorial, local and departmental chambers of commerce and industry of Ile-de-France meets whenever it is convened by its chairman or at the request of one third of its me…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Responsibilities

Article R1233-16

I.-The administrative social committee exercises the powers provided for: 1° In articles 47 to 52 and the third paragraph of article 54 of the aforementioned decree of 20 November 2020; 2° In articles…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions.

Article R2223-16

Within the same eight-day period, extracts from the minutes are brought to the attention of the public by means of posters affixed for one month to the door of the town hall, as well as to the door of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-16

The person being prosecuted is summoned to appear before the panel no less than one month before the date of the meeting. The president of the regional compagnie des commissaires aux comptes to which…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article R4422-16

The Corsican Economic, Social, Environmental and Cultural Council is convened by its President when a request for an opinion is submitted to it by the President of the Executive Council or the Preside…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article R4432-16

Under the chairmanship of its oldest member, with the youngest member acting as secretary, each council elects its officers for the first time after voting on the provisions of its rules of procedure…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article R4381-16

A member practising within a société d'exercice libéral set up for the purpose of practising one of the professions referred to in this section may be excluded : a) If he is subject to a sanction enta…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Litigation

Article R7343-16

The decision of the Director General of the Autorité des relations sociales des plateformes d'emploi mentioned in article R. 7343-14 may be contested by the elector or by a representative appointed by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Valuation

Article D6114-16

The contract sets out the procedures for evaluating the implementation of the objectives and commitments, and in particular provides for the indicators required for this evaluation.The results of this…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hospitals.

Article R6141-16

Public health establishments that are not on the list of regional hospital centres or local hospital lists are hospital centres.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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