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Showing 6170 of 158 articles for Art. 642

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Offences relating to currency.

Article R162-3

…or this purpose as a medium for any form of advertising is punishable in accordance with article R. 642-4 of the French Criminal Code.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title II: Provisions relating to Book II

Article 2500

Articles 515-14 to 710, with the exception of articles 642 and 643, are applicable in Mayotte subject to the adaptations provided for in Articles 2501 et 2502. The provisions relating to buildings app…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 3: Dismissal of a statement of appeal without a hearing

Article R342-15

…ing referred to him. This time limit is calculated and extended in accordance with articles 640 and 642 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Settlement of certain claims.

Article L643-2

…r pronouncing the judicial liquidation. Where the court has set a time limit pursuant to Article L. 642-2, these creditors may exercise their individual right of pursuit upon expiry of this time limit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-22

…plans. The provisions of Section 1 of Chapter II of Title IV, with the exception of I of Article L. 642-2, and

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Simplified judicial liquidation.

Article L644-2

As an exception to the provisions of Article L. 642-19, where the simplified procedure is decided pursuant to Article L. 641-2, the liquidator shall sell the movable assets by mutual agreement or at p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Safeguard, reorganisation and compulsory winding-up proceedings

Article L2312-53

…641-4, the third paragraph of Article L. 641-10, the first and penultimate paragraphs of Article L. 642-5 and the second paragraph of Article L. 642-9 of the French Commercial Code. In the event of re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Economic redundancies in the context of safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation.

Article L1233-60

…in Articles L. 631-17, L. 631-19 (II), L. 641-4, last paragraph, L. 641-10, third paragraph, and L. 642-5 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Adding value to products and services

Article L462-2

…he application of article L. 462-1 : 1° In article L. 431-2, references to articles L. 641-7 and L. 642-3 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code are replaced by references to locally applicable provis…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 3: Dismissal of a statement of appeal without a hearing

Article R743-16

…urs of its referral. This time limit is calculated and extended in accordance with articles 640 and 642 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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