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Showing 18711880 of 40100 articles for Art. s. L. 145-15 & L. 145-16

French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: The orientation hearing

Article R322-16

…n the grounds that the debtor is over-indebted is made in accordance with the provisions of article L. 721-4 of the French Consumer Code, under the conditions set out in article R. 721-5 of this code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Control procedures

Article R225-164

…Management Board shall reply in writing within one month to questions put to it pursuant to Article L. 225-232. Within the same timeframe, it sends a copy of the question and its answer to the statuto…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue, redemption and conversion of preference shares.

Article R228-16

The special meeting, ruling under the conditions provided for in Article L. 225-99 on matters submitted to it for approval, and composed of the holders of preference shares concerned, is convened in t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Foreign nationals exempt from applying for a residence permit

Article R431-16

The following are exempt from applying for a residence permit: 1° Members of diplomatic and consular missions accredited in France, their spouses, their ascendants and their minor or unmarried childre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Chief Executive Officer

Article R1418-15

…guidelines of the Agency's policy. It prepares and implements the decisions of the Board of Directors. He has authority over all the agency's staff; he recruits, appoints and manages contract staff in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to elected employees (R).

Article R2123-15

…l who is an employee must, when he wishes to benefit from the training leave referred to in article L. 2123-13, submit his request in writing to his employer at least thirty days in advance, specifyin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Advertising aimed at the health professions

Article R5122-15

Withdrawal of the approval provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 5122-9 is decided by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé after…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article D2352-16

…he calculation of the employee majorities referred to in the first and second paragraphs of Article L. 2352-13, each member holding a seat on the special negotiating body allocated to a Member State r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Town planning (R).

Article R1614-16

…communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation are required, pursuant to article L. 1614-7, to continue compiling statistics relating to the exercise of the powers transferred to th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: In-company vocational re-education agreement

Article R5213-16

Notwithstanding articles R. 5213-10 and R. 5213-12, the agreement referred to in I of article L. 5213-3-1 does not require the prior opinion of the Commission des droits et de l'autonomie des personne…

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