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Showing 11511160 of 27157 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9-10-2007 n° 05-22.023

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events.

Article R762-9

If the full declaration is not filed within the time limits set out in article R. 762-5, commercial events held in the park are subject, depending on the case, to the declaration system provided for i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-10

The cross presentation, by function or by nature, provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 5217-10-5 is made between the most detailed level of the functional nomenclature and each of the acc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-10

I.-Unless the shareholders of the companies involved in the merger decide otherwise under the conditions set out in II of this article, one or more merger commissioners, appointed by court decision an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Implementation through payment of an annual contribution.

Article L5212-10

The methods for calculating the annual contribution, which may not exceed the limit of 600 times the minimum hourly growth wage per beneficiary not employed, are determined by decree. For companies th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article R1312-10

The following is punishable by the fine laid down for 5th class offences: 1° Without complying with the declaration or practice conditions laid down in article R. 1311-7 ; 2° Without complying with th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board

Article L22-10-20

The report referred to in the last paragraph of article L. 225-68 includes the information defined in articles L. 22-10-9 to L. 22-10-11 as well as article L. 225-37-4.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-105

I.-The extra-financial performance statement referred to in I of Article L. 225-102-1 and the consolidated non-financial performance statement mentioned in II of the same article present the business…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligations towards funding bodies

Article L6353-10

The training organisations inform the organisations that finance the training, under conditions defined by decree, of the start, interruptions and completion of the training, for each of their trainee…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members

Article D2372-10

Where only certain companies, subsidiaries and establishments have a representative or an elected member, the members of the special negotiating body are: 1° Either appointed in accordance with the pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General rules (R)

Article R4134-10

The president of the regional council shall notify the president of the regional economic, social and environmental council of the requests for opinions provided for in the first and second paragraphs…

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