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Showing 19411950 of 57889 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 12-DCC-13 du 1 Feb 2012

French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Firm prices

Article R2112-12

…lments, the price of each instalment may be discounted under the conditions set out in articles R. 2112-10 and R. 2112-11. This discounting is carried out on the basis of the economic conditions obser…

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

Article L225-128

…s an issue premium. They are paid up either by cash contribution including by offsetting liquid and due claims on the company, or by contribution in kind, or by capitalisation of reserves, profits or…

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

Article L225-129

…er to the Board of Directors or the Management Board under the conditions set out in Article L. 225-129-2. The capital increase must, subject to the provisions of Articles L. 225-129-2 and L. 225-138,…

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

Article L225-127

…ttached to securities giving access to the capital, under the conditions set out in articles L. 225-149 and L. 225-177.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents and European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-12

…n patent shall be declared invalid by a court decision on any of the grounds referred to in Article 138(1) of the Munich Convention.If the grounds for invalidity affect the patent only in part, invali…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cemeteries

Article L2223-12

Any private individual may, without authorisation, have a sepulchral stone or other marker placed on the grave of a relative or friend..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 728-12

…er State or any request for transit shall be accompanied by a certificate specifying in particular: 1° The designation of the convicting State and the court that handed down the sentencing decision; 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Position limits

Article L420-12

…rchés financiers shall not impose more restrictive limits than those provided for in Article L. 420-11, unless, exceptionally, such limits are objectively justified and proportionate having regard to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-123

…ngs carrying on direct insurance operations, including the operations referred to in Article R. 322-135, the companies or funds referred to in Article L. 322-27 whose exclusive object is reinsurance f…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-120

The bodies referred to in Article L. 771-1 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code are subject to the following requirements: 1° Their object must be either exclusively insurance or exclusively…

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