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Showing 20512060 of 47859 articles for Art. 151 septies · CE plén. 13 June 2018 n° 401942 · CE 17 May 1995 · CE 26 September 2018 · CE 28 April 2006 · CAA Paris 9 November 2011 · BOI-BIC-PVMV-40-10-10-10 et -20

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other auctions.

Article R322-10

…and the internal regulations are and remain posted at the main door and in the most conspicuous place of each establishment.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article R441-10

…ant 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 formal posit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R490-10

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Chapter I: Organisation.

Article R461-10

For each renewal by half of the members of the Authority, the term of office of the members belonging to the half concerned shall end five years after the date on which the term of office of their pre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Initial registrations

Article R521-10

Registrations take effect on the date on which they are duly completed.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Approval, transfer and cessation of business.

Article R522-10

The bond imposed by the prefect's order is set at 3.18 per square metre of shop floor and 1.06 euros per square metre of building site, with a minimum of 212 euros and a maximum of 2,120 euros, applic…

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Section 2: Detection of business difficulties by the president of the court

Article R611-10

…mon the legal representative of the debtor legal entity or the debtor natural person by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt and by ordinary letter, reproducing the terms of I of Article…

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Subsection 3: Statement of claims.

Article R624-10

Claims by third parties referred to in the last paragraph of Article R. 624-8 are lodged by petition delivered or addressed to the court registry. They are mentioned on the statement of claims by the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conditions of application of simplified judicial liquidation.

Article D641-10

…d for by Article L. 641-2, for the compulsory application of the simplified judicial liquidation procedure, are set for turnover excluding tax at €750,000 and for the number of employees at 5.The thre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R631-10

…ication of article R. 621-4, if the judgment cannot be rendered immediately, the date of its pronouncement is communicated to the debtor and, where applicable, to the pursuing creditor.

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