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Showing 35713580 of 35258 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 16-D-24 du 8 Nov 2016

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-16-1

…se business consists of managing equity interests and securities, are not required to draw up a schedule. Micro-enterprises within the meaning of this article are traders, whether individuals or legal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-16-2

If the assignment of the commercial lease is accompanied by a guarantee clause by the assignor for the benefit of the lessor, the lessor may only invoke it for three years from the assignment of the s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-16-1

If the assignment of the commercial lease is accompanied by a guarantee clause by the assignor for the benefit of the lessor, the lessor shall inform the assignor of any default in payment by the less…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation without a public offer or with a public offer referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-16-1

…of this sub-section are suspended until the situation is rectified. Any vote cast or dividend paid during the suspension period shall be null and void.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions

Article L222-16-2

Any sponsorship or patronage operation is prohibited where its purpose or effect is direct or indirect advertising in favour of: 1° Investment services relating to the financial contracts defined in A…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consumer rights

Article L224-25-16

…iod, the burden of proof as to whether the digital content or the digital service was in conformity during the contractual period of supply shall lie with the trader in the case of a lack of conformit…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Respect for the human body

Article 16-1-1

The respect due to the human body does not cease with death.The remains of deceased persons, including the ashes of those whose bodies have given rise to cremation, must be treated with respect, digni…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article 16-1 A

…tional gendarmerie who are active or retired and who have had the status of judicial police officer during their activity may, after updating their knowledge and once it is established that they meet…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-165-1

I.-1° Company mutual funds which are not subject to the provisions of Book III of Part III of the Labour Code and more than one third of whose assets are made up of securities issued by a foreign comp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-166-2

Financing organisations and specialised professional funds that meet the characteristics defined by a decree of the Conseil d'Etat take the name of "fonds de prêt à l'économie" (economic loan funds) a…

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