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Showing 11911200 of 66561 articles for Art. 1228 · Cass. com. 1 February 1978 · Cass. com. 10 February 1958 · Cass. com. 3 October 1977 · Cass. ch. req. 7 May 1923 · Cass. 1re civ. 24 May 1966

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-106

…ote and the results of the votes. It is signed by the officers of the meeting. Where Article L. 225-103-1 applies, it may be signed using an electronic signature that complies at least with the requir…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article R441-10

The applicant is notified of its decision. In the case provided for in 3° of II of Article L. 441-15, the competent authority referred to in Article R. 441-8 will notify the professional of his new fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees - Representation on outside bodies.

Article LO6431-24

After the election of its Executive Council under the conditions set out in article LO 6432-6, the territorial council may form its committees and appoint its members or delegates to sit on outside bo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 5: Operation of the adversarial expert appraisal.

Article R5127-24

If the owner or keeper does not submit his sample intact within the time limit set by the examining magistrate, the sample is no longer taken into account. In this case, the two experts are assigned t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Drawing up agreements with third parties

Article R1261-24

The activities covered by the agreement provided for in article R. 1261-21 may not be a source of profit for the parties. The terms and conditions of the financial participation of entities outside th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article R50-10

Where the claim for compensation is based on Article 706-14, the request shall also contain: 1° An indication of the amount of the applicant's resources with the relevant supporting documents, in part…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and operation

Article R822-10

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Endorsement.

Article L511-10

The endorser is, unless otherwise agreed, guarantor of acceptance and payment. He may prohibit further endorsement. In this case, he is not obliged to guarantee against persons to whom the letter is s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Construction. Housing

Article 1055

…ed for the construction of residential buildings are exempt, subject to the provisions of l'article 1020, from registration duties provided that these regroupings have been the subject of an authorisa…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Amendment of ancillary measures

Article 1084

…e divorce has become res judicata, to applications relating to compensatory allowance. The articles 1075-1 and 1075-2 of this code shall apply.

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