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Showing 17111720 of 55438 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-2-2009 n° 08-10.723

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition and appointment

Article R1123-4

The committees for the protection of individuals comprise thirty-six members divided into two colleges, each with 18 members: 1° The first college is made up of at least: a) Eight people with qualific…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Precautionary measures

Article R321-47

The Chairman of the Conseil des maisons de vente or, after proceedings have been initiated before the Enforcement Committee, the Chairman of the Enforcement Committee who is considering imposing or ex…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Precautionary measures

Article R321-46

The formal notice issued by the Chairman of the Conseil des Maisons de Vente or, after proceedings have been brought before the Enforcement Committee, by the Chairman of the Enforcement Committee purs…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Precautionary measures

Article R321-48

The chairman of the Conseil des maisons de vente or the chairman of the Enforcement Committee shall inform the Conseil des maisons de vente or the Enforcement Committee, as the case may be, without de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Termination of indivision.

Article L5222-4

When a commune requests that the undivided ownership in respect of it be terminated, the syndicate commission to which the request is referred notifies that commune, within a period of six months, of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation and meetings

Article L5912-4

The minutes of each sitting, drawn up by one of the secretaries, are approved at the beginning of the following sitting and signed by the chairman and the secretary.The minutes contain the reports, th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Resignation and dissolution

Article L7122-4

When the functioning of the Assembly of French Guyana proves impossible, the Government may pronounce its dissolution by reasoned decree taken in the Council of Ministers; it shall inform Parliament o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Standing Committee

Article L7123-4

The Assembly of French Guiana elects the members of the standing committee.The standing committee is made up of the president of the Assembly of French Guiana, between four and fifteen vice-presidents…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Resignation and dissolution

Article L7222-4

When the functioning of the Assembly of Martinique proves impossible, the Government may pronounce its dissolution by reasoned decree taken in the Council of Ministers; it shall inform Parliament of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Civil party deposit

Article R15-41

The civil party is required, pursuant to articles 88 and 88-1, to deposit at the court registry, unless exempted, within the time limit set by the investigating judge, on pain of inadmissibility, a su…

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