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Showing 641650 of 50178 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 2 Dec. 2020 – no. 18-20.231

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Groupement de coopération sanitaire (healthcare cooperation group) set up as a healthcare establishment

Article R6133-18

…V of Book I of this Part. A director is appointed under the conditions set out in article L. 6143-7-2.By way of derogation from article R. 6144-3, the establishment medical commission of this public h…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Disputes

Article R2352-18

…dispute is lodged, investigated and judged in accordance with the procedures set out in articles R. 2324-24 and R. 2324-25 .However, the dispute is lodged: 1° Within a period of fifteen days from the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Disputes

Article R2372-18

…dispute is lodged, investigated and judged in accordance with the procedures set out in articles R. 2324-24 and R. 2324-25. However, the dispute is lodged: 1° Within a period of fifteen days from the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-18

…to give any reason for his decision or bear any costs other than those provided for in Articles L. 221-23 to L. 221-25. The period mentioned in the first paragraph runs from the day: 1° Of the conclu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Examination of authorisation applications

Article L5125-18

…by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency under the conditions set out in Articles L. 5125-3, L. 5125-3-1, L. 5125-3-2, L. 5125-3-3, L. 5125-4 and L. 5125-5. In the case of a transfer or g…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedure before the Commission for the Protection of Access to Works

Article R261-18

…ns equivalent to those resulting from the application of the agreement provided for in article L. 132-27 of the Intellectual Property Code. A copy of this report is sent without delay to the transferr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-183

The Extraordinary General Meeting sets the period during which the options must be exercised. The rights resulting from the options granted are non-transferable until the option has been exercised. In…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-186

Articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-185, L. 22-10-56 and L. 22-10-57 are applicable to investment certificates, cooperative investment certificates and cooperative shareholder certificates.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-184

…inary General Meeting each year of the transactions carried out under the provisions of articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-186. This report also gives an account of:the number, expiry dates and prices of s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-185

…y its employees or corporate officers, the maximum provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 225-182 is increased to one-third of the capital. The chairman of the board of directors, the chief…

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