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Showing 581590 of 23445 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 09-DCC-45 du 28 Sept 2009

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R917-28

In the first paragraph of Article R. 713-28, the words: "to the territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry" are replaced by the words: "to the Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon chamber of agric…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Obligations of the management company, the entity responsible for centralisation and the statutory auditor

Article L214-24-45

…here the management company or the custodian can demonstrate serious difficulties in performing the duties of liquidator, these duties shall be performed by a third party appointed by the President of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-45

Deliberations made by meetings in breach of the provisions of articles L. 22-10-31, L. 22-10-32 and L. 22-10-33 are null and void.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-45

Information transmitted by the departments and units referred to in article 695-9-31 may be used by the receiving department as evidence, unless otherwise stated at the time of transmission.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Information on beneficial owners

Article L561-45-1

…ned in Article L. 561-2 with the information relating to beneficial owners collected as part of the due diligence measures provided for in this chapter. Failure by these companies and entities to prov…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article R613-45-3

When a limitation procedure is closed pursuant to the fifth paragraph of Article L. 613-24, the Institute shall refund the limitation request fee. The decision to close the limitation procedure is not…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Annex to the code of civil procedure relating to its application in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle.

Article ANNEXE, art. 45

…t shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Articles 665 and 670 of the Code of Civil Procedure.When they are made by post, they are made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-45-1

I. - Provided that the essential obligations of the contract continue to be met, in particular the obligations to pay and deliver financial instruments and the guarantee obligations, the provisions of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Discipline.

Article R321-45-1

The Government Commissioner acknowledges receipt of the complaint and indicates that its author will be informed of the action that will be taken. If the Government Commissioner considers that a claim…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Discipline.

Article R321-45-2

The Government Commissioner may invite the professional and the person making the complaint to find an amicable solution. The professional and the person submitting the claim who agree to seek an amic…

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