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Showing 19611970 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-11

…decides to homologate the proposed sentence or sentences is motivated by the findings, on the one hand, that the person, in the presence of his lawyer, acknowledges the acts of which he is accused an…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article L251-11

…tor of the grouping provided that it appoints a permanent representative, who incurs the same civil and criminal liability as if he were a director in his own name. The group's director(s) and the per…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-117

Whether or not shareholders and holders of investment certificates are asked to waive their pre-emptive rights, the content of the reports by the Board of Directors or the Management Board and the Sta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article R2311-11

…n recorded at the end of the financial year is made up of the outturn balance corrected by the outstanding commitments. The outturn balance of the investment section corresponds to the difference betw…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article R824-11

…forms the person being prosecuted that he or she may acquaint himself or herself with the case file and obtain a copy of the exhibits, where appropriate by electronic means, and that he or she may be…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-11

…or have carried out the manufacture or production in digital form under the conditions, in the form and according to the modes of expression provided for in the contract. He may not, without written a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-11

…ny kind, on a temporary or permanent basis. These rights are defined in the Articles of Association and, for companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trad…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-11

…st estimate appearing in the advertisement, or publicly announced by the person conducting the sale and recorded in the minutes.Article L. 442-5 is applicable to any seller who habitually resells new…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Planning and sustainable development

Article L4424-11

I. - The Corsican sustainable development and development plan may specify the terms of application, adapted to the specific local geographical features, of Chapter I of Title II of Book I of the town…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Installation conditions

Article R5125-11

…f a new activity, must be declared in advance to the general director of the regional health agency and to the competent council of the national order of pharmacists. The opening of an annex to a phar…

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