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Showing 46314640 of 44169 articles for Art. 4 Oct 1996 — RJDA 3/97 n° 431

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Control of the profession

Article L821-12-4

…he two preceding articles, the High Council is exempt from the application of the provisions of loi n° 68-678 du 26 juillet 1968 relative à la communication de documents et renseignements d'ordre écon…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Intermediary activity

Article L352-3

…lynesia and New Caledonia: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 322-1 and L. 322-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Payment to finance mobility services

Article L2531-4

…1° Of 2.95% in Paris and the Hauts-de-Seine department;1° bis Of 2.12% for 2017, 2.33% for 2018, 2.54% for 2019, 2.74% for 2020 and 2.95% from 1 January 2021 in the communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Commercial transactions.

Article L110-4

I.-Obligations arising in the course of their trade between traders or between traders and non-traders are prescribed by five years if they are not subject to special shorter prescriptions. II.-All ac…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and composition

Article L327-4

The Enforcement Board consists of three members appointed by decree: 1° A member of the Conseil d'Etat, chairman, appointed by the vice-chairman of the Conseil d'Etat; 2° A magistrate from the Cour de…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: TRAVEL PROHIBITION ON FRENCH TERRITORY SUBJECT TO A REMISSION DECISION

Article L622-4

The administrative authority may revoke the driving ban provided for in article L. 622-1 at any time.When the foreign national applies to have the driving ban revoked, his application is only admissib…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Member of the Special Negotiating Body, the European Works Council, the European Company Committee, the Committee of the European Cooperative Society or the Committee of the Company resulting from the cross-border merger

Article L2435-4

Breaking the employment contract of an employee who is a member of the special negotiating body or of an employee who is a member of the works council of the company resulting from the cross-border me…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Cooperation and communication between insolvency practitioners and the courts

Article L695-4

The judge or the judicial representative appointed pursuant to Article L. 695-3 shall communicate with the courts and bodies designated in the context of insolvency proceedings opened in respect of th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Conditions of eligibility for family reunification

Article R434-4

For the application of 1° of article L. 434-7, the resources of the applicant and his/her spouse that will provide a stable source of income for the family are assessed over a period of twelve months…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: State assets transferred to the territorial collectivity of Corsica

Article L4422-45

…ets between the State and the territorial collectivity of Corsica provided for in III of Article L. 4424-7 and to articles L. 4424-22, L. 4424-23, L. 4424-24 and L. 4424-25 of this code as well as art…

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