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Showing 34013410 of 65949 articles for Art. 1216 al. 2 et 3 · Cass. com. 28 June 2017 n° 15-17.394 · Cass. com. 24 June 1997 · Cass. com. 4 May 2010 n° 09-13.118

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Sentence adjustment procedure applicable to released prisoners

Article D147-15

The provisions of

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Draws of lots.

Article R150-15

…nt runs and by price list and make them available free of charge to any interested party on request may publish notices in the press containing, in addition to the information required by article R. 1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure applicable to appeals against decisions on applications for approval

Article R7342-15

…not given a ruling within the four-month period referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 7342-10, the judicial court is relinquished of the case. In this case, the file of the proceedings is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation without a public offer or with a public offer referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-15

…after the custodian's certificate has been drawn up and after the report provided for in Article L. 225-14.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article 495-3-1

…s notified of the criminal order in one of the ways provided for in the second paragraph of article 495-3. The civil party is informed that it has a period of forty-five days from this notification to…

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

Article D5217-15

For the application of article L. 5217-10-12, when the investment section of the budget shows a surplus, the following may be taken back into the operating section:proceeds from the sale of a fixed as…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L954-3-4

Article L. 441-2 is repealed.

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 3-2-2 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 321-1)

Article Annexe 3-2-2

THE BENEFIT PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE R. 321-1-II (4°) DU CODE DE COMMERCE OPERATOR OF VOLUNTARY SALES OF FURNITURE AT PUBLIC AUCTION INCLUDING BY ELECTRONIC MEANS Managing director of a legal entity I,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment of judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-29

The proposals for staff reports and the staff reports provided for in article R. 15-33-29-28 shall be drawn up on a form conforming to the model laid down by the Minister of Justice. They shall includ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Seizures of property

Article 706-152

…blication at the mortgage registry or in the land register for the departments concerned cannot be set up against the State, unless the seizure is subsequently released. However, if it is not necessar…

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