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Showing 26412650 of 19301 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 18 Jan. 2011 – no. 09-72.510

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required

Article A321-10

The examination for access to the traineeship provided for in 4° of article R. 321-18 and articles R. 321-20 to R. 321-25 shall take place at least once a year. The dates and locations of the tests ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Control and accounting

Article R6332-40

The expenses relating to the training provided for in Article L. 2315-18 that the skills operators may cover under the financial section mentioned in 2° of Article L. 6332-3 are as follows: 1° Pedagog…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article L412-9

…13 of 13 December 2013 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the indication of fresh, chilled and f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Career development advice

Article L6111-6

…g of the executive employment market created by the national interprofessional agreement of 12 July 2011 relating to the Association pour l'emploi des cadres, and by the operators designated under 4°…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Information to be provided to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R385-17

…ticle L. 385-6 and the reference to article R. 355-7 is replaced by the reference to article R. 385-18.II. - The results of the stress tests referred to in Article L. 385-3 are approved by the Board o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-22

…rities index, including through the use of techniques and instruments referred to in Article R. 214-18 and financial contracts, which meets the following conditions, verified by the Financial Markets…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-24

…vacancy occurs. When its composition no longer complies with the first paragraph of article L. 225-18-1, the Board of Directors must make provisional appointments to fill the vacancy within six month…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 6: Financial guarantee.

Article R211-26

The financial guarantee provided for in a of II of article L. 211-18 is the result of a written guarantee undertaking given :1° Either by a collective guarantee body with legal personality, by means o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to Book III

Article L2623-1

…ties or entities in the fields of defence and security, and amending Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC," are deleted; 3° In Article L. 2341-1, the references to articles 1741 to 1743, 1746 and 1747…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-24-1

…Municipal councillors to whom the mayor delegates part of his duties pursuant to articles L. 2122-18 and L. 2122-20 may receive an allowance allocated by the municipal council within the limits set…

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