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Showing 231240 of 38013 articles for Art. L. 145-17

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-17

The transfer of company shares is subject to the provisions of article L. 221-14.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Schools of territorial chambers of commerce and industry and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L711-17

…capital of consular higher education establishments. Where applicable, and notwithstanding Article L. 225-20, the civil liability of representatives of local authorities on the board of directors of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases

Article L242-17

…ject of an offer to the public, with the exception of the offers referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or Article L. 411-2-1 of the same code. This article doe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional equality between women and men and quality of life and working conditions

Article L2242-17

…part-time employees, and job mix. This negotiation is based on the data mentioned in 2° of article L. 2312-36. This negotiation also covers the application of article L. 241-3-1 of the Social Securit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation.

Article L5212-17

The provisions of article L. 5212-16 to unions existing on 6 January 1988, the date of publication of the loi n° 88-13 du 5 janvier 1988 d'amélioration de la décentralisation, if the municipal council…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Combating the presence of asbestos

Article L1334-17

…ndition of the building stock and the information needed to manage the risks referred to in Article L. 1334-14 ; b) To the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, at its request, the informati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Implementing provisions.

Article L1271-17

…L. 421-1 du code de l'action sociale et des familles and the first two paragraphs of artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Implementing provisions.

Article L5132-17

…t of employers authorised to set up the integration workshops and work camps referred to in article L. 5132-15.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of hospitals and universities.

Article L6142-17

…dures for applying the provisions of this chapter, with the exception of those laid down in Article L. 6142-16 , are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, and in particular : 1° The conditions u…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-17

…the administrator shall implement the redundancy plan under the conditions provided for in Article L. 1233-58 of the Labour Code. In support of the request it submits to the official receiver, it att…

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