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Showing 491500 of 32788 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 20-5-2021 n° 19-24.658

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Continuation of the business during the observation period.

Article R631-20

Articles R. 622-9 and R. 622-13 to R. 622-20 are applicable to receivership proceedings, subject to the provisions of this sub-section.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Foreign nationals authorised to reside in France under family reunification arrangements

Article L423-19

The residence permit of a foreign national who does not fall into the categories mentioned in articles L. 631-2, L. 631-3 and L. 631-4 may be withdrawn if the holder has brought in his or her spouse o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Procedural provisions and respect for the rights of policyholders and creditors

Article R311-19

The services and infrastructures referred to in I of this Article L. 311-51 are provided to the purchaser: 1° On the terms set out in an agreement concluded between the person subject to a resolution…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Powers of the High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia.

Article D2573-19

Article D. 2215-1 is applicable in French Polynesia subject to the following adaptation: after the words: "of Book I of the Internal Security Code", the words: "in the version applicable in French Pol…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article R533-20

The information referred to in article R. 533-19 as well as that concerning the results of the votes cast at the general meetings referred to in article L. 511-78 shall be sent to the European Banking…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Accounting obligations

Article R6352-20

Private training providers are not required to appoint a statutory auditor if they do not exceed the figures set for two of the three criteria defined in article R. 6352-19 for two successive financia…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declaration

Article A212-209

In application of the provisions of articles R. 212-88 and R. 212-92, nationals of a Member State of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who wish to supervise,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Authorisation to practise for nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area holding evidence of formal qualifications as a midwife issued by one of these States

Article R4151-19

The Director General of the Centre national de gestion, acting on behalf of the Minister for Health, shall rule on the application for authorisation to practise referred to in article L. 4151-5-1 in a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Advisory Committee (R).

Article R2113-20

…ne to complete, under the conditions provided for in article L. 2113-23 as it read prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des collectivités territoriales, the consultative commis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Profits

Article L232-20

The request for payment of the dividend in shares, accompanied, where applicable, by the payment provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 232-19 must be carried out within a period set by th…

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