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Showing 851860 of 40190 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-6-1971

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R811-62

The employment contract shall be drawn up in writing, subject to the suspensive condition of the employee's registration on the list mentioned in Article L. 811-2 as a court-appointed administrator an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R811-63

When the number of court-appointed administrators practising within the firm falls below half the number of salaried court-appointed administrators, the owner of the firm has a period of one year to c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R811-60

The salaried court-appointed administrator may only carry out his duties within a single law firm.The owner of the law firm is civilly liable for the professional activity carried out on his behalf by…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Semi-public companies

Article R122-6

The standard articles of association applicable to the local semi-public sports companies referred to in Article L. 122-12 are set out in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 411-4

To be eligible for financial aid for production, production companies must meet the following conditions:1° Be incorporated as a commercial company;2° Be established in France;3° Have chairmen, direct…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-49-4

I.-Any marketing authorisation holder and any pharmaceutical company exploiting a medicinal product in France shall build up a safety stock intended for the national market referred to in article L. 5…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 1-6 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 123-68-1)

Article Annexe 1-6

TEST FORM PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE A. 123-68-1 1. Declarant. Name or business name of the legal entity. Where applicable, the registration number with the RCS. Identity and capacity of the signing lega…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 412-4

I.-When direct grants are awarded for a specific work, this work must: 1° Not be a music video or a series episode; 2° Not have been produced as part of an initial or further training course; 3° Have…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator

Article A663-6

In accordance with the provisions of article R. 663-6, the supervisory mission during the safeguard procedure (number 5 of table 4-1) gives rise to the collection of the fee set in article A. 663-5 le…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of hospital foundations

Article R6141-60

Foundations have a Scientific Advisory Board. This board is made up of medical and scientific personalities from outside the foundation, appointed by the Board of Directors in accordance with the proc…

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