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Showing 17011710 of 21304 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 24 Nov. 1998 – Chevassus-Marche

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: State information

Article R6332-114

The formal notice provided for in Article L. 6332-24 is issued by the Regional Prefect.

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

Article L225-17

…to replace him with one of its members, it may appoint, subject to the provisions of Article L. 225-24, an additional director who is appointed to the role of Chairman.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings.

Article L2262-14

…n article L. 2231-5-1 in all other cases. This period applies without prejudice to articles L. 1233-24, L. 1235-7-1 and L. 1237-19-8 of the Labour Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and operation

Article R1423-49

…staff may, on an exceptional and temporary basis, and after taking the oath provided for inarticle 24 of decree no. 2015-1275 of 13 October 2015 on the special status of court registrars, be entruste…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Accelerated safeguard

Article R628-9

…28-7 and this Article. This information constitutes a warning within the meaning of Articles L. 622-24 and R. 622-21.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-47

The minimum net asset value of an undertaking for collective real estate investment, as defined by the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, is set by decree.If this obligation i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Retention period

Article R2191-32

The sole purpose of the guarantee deduction is to cover reservations made on acceptance of the contract and, where applicable, those made during the guarantee period when the defects were not apparent…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2321-1

The purchaser shall calculate the estimated value of the requirement on the basis of the total amount, excluding taxes, of the contract or contracts envisaged.It shall take account of options, renewal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Risk mutual funds

Article L214-28

…management company or any other similar foreign body, or, by way of derogation from article L. 214-24-34, shares in limited liability companies or companies with equivalent status in the country in w…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Termination of the contract

Article L2395-2

If, during the performance of the contract, the contractor is placed in one of the cases of exclusion mentioned in articles L. 2341-1 to L. 2341-3 and L. 2341-5, he shall inform the purchaser of this…

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