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Showing 26112620 of 18997 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 27 Sept. 2005 – no. 03-18.579

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-21

The professional practice standard relating to the audit of the opening balance sheet of the first financial year certified by the statutory auditor, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown belo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Provisions relating to the resolution procedure

Article L613-49

…the opening of compulsory liquidation proceedings pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 613-27.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article D6153-10-1

…an approved training centre within the meaning of the Education Code, in particular articles R. 632-27, R. 634-14 and D. 633-15, located in Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte, Saint-B…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-19

The professional practice standard relating to events subsequent to the end of the financial year, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: NEP-560 Events after the end of the financial ye…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conformity

Article L451-6

…dditional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures laid down by the Article 131-27 of the Penal Code, from holding a public office or carrying out the professional or social activi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article L454-5

…additional penalties, the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in the Article 131-27 of the Penal Code, from holding a public office or carrying out the professional or social activi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L591-2

…ulation" are deleted; 4° Articles L. 521-2 and L. 521-5 are not applicable; 5° 1° of Article L. 531-27 is not applicable; 6° The last paragraph of Article L. 531-41 is not applicable; 7° In Article L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5224-2

…of the exercise of which the offence was committed, in accordance with the provisions ofarticle 131-27 of the Criminal Code ; 2° Exclusion from public contracts for a maximum of five years; 3° Confisc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conclusion of the contract.

Article L6222-5

…22-16, relating to apprenticeship contracts followed by open-ended employment contracts; 6° L. 6222-27 to L. 6222-29, relating to pay; 7° L. 6223-1 to L. 6223-8, relating to the employer's obligations…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for pre-trial detention

Article R26

…request signed by the applicant or one of the agents mentioned in the first paragraph of Article R. 27 and delivered against a receipt or sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to t…

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