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Showing 33813390 of 21304 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 24 Nov. 1998 – Chevassus-Marche

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Discipline.

Article R321-49-3

…itute proceedings against the persons mentioned in I and II of article L. 321-4 and articles L. 321-24 and L. 321-28-1 and the person authorised to manage the sales. The Enforcement Committee may ask…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32-7-10

…that, to the employees themselves; or2° Include in the annual report referred to in Article L. 214-24-19 the information referred to in Article D. 214-32-7-11 relating to the company concerned.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Procedure for validating or approving the employment safeguard plan

Article D1233-14-2

…ic Committee and, where a collective agreement has been concluded in application of article L. 1233-24-1, to the representative trade union organisations that signed it. The administration's decision…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in article R. 1245-1 from or to countries outside the European Union and the European Economic Area and intended for the manufacture of medicinal products

Article R1245-28

The provisions of articles R. 1245-4 and R. 1245-9 are applicable to establishments or organisations authorised under article R. 1245-24. For the application of article R. 1245-9, the responsible pers…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article R641-11

…entence of the first paragraph of article R. 621-23, the provisions of articles R. 621-17 to R. 621-24 and R. 622-18 are applicable to the procedural bodies and the auditors. The juge-commissaire rule…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Repeal

Article D2261-13

In accordance with Articles L. 2261-24 to L. 2261-31, the Minister responsible for Labour may, at the request of one of the representative organisations concerned or on his own initiative: 1° Repeal t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Elections

Article R4441-22

…of articles 640 to 647 of the New Caledonian Code of Civil Procedure or the provisions of articles 24 and 25 of deliberation no. 2001-200 AFP of 4 December 2001 on the French Polynesian Code of Civil…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obstetrics, neonatology and neonatal resuscitation

Article R6123-43

…t carries out childbirth and abdomino-pelvic surgery related to pregnancy, childbirth and delivery, 24 hours a day, every day of the year. It is also involved in screening for risk factors during preg…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Credit transactions

Article L351-4

…s of article L. 351-3: 1° In 3° of article L. 312-4, the amount: "€200" is replaced by the amount: "24,000 CFP francs" and the amount: "€75,000" is replaced by the amount: "8,950,000 CFP francs"; 2° I…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: HOLDING IN CUSTODY BY THE JUDGE FOR FREEDOMS AND DETENTION

Article L742-8

…provided for in articles L. 743-3, L. 743-4, L. 743-6 to L. 743-12, L. 743-18 to L. 743-20, L. 743-24 and L. 743-25.

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