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Showing 271280 of 18871 articles for Art. CA Douai 12-7-2018 n° 18/00485

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Joint ventures.

Article 1873

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to de facto companies.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title X: Loans

Article 1874

There are two kinds of loan:That of things which can be used without destroying them;And that of things which are consumed by the use made of them.The first kind is called "loan for use".The second is…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Transfer of shares.

Article 1863

If no offer to purchase is made to the transferor within six months of the last of the notifications provided for in the third paragraph of Article 1861, approval of the transfer is deemed to have bee…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Transfer of shares.

Article 1865

…ted and it has been published in the Trade and Companies Register; this filing may be made electronically.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Partners' commitments to third parties.

Article 1860

…rly or if such dissolution is provided for in the Articles of Association, the dissolution shall be carried out in accordance with the conditions set out in Article 1843-4, the company rights of the i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Transfer of shares.

Article 1868

Forced realisation that does not arise from a pledge to which the other partners have given their consent must similarly be notified one month before the sale to the partners and the company. The memb…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Partners' commitments to third parties.

Article 1859

…non-liquidating partners or their heirs and assigns shall be barred after five years from the publication of the dissolution of the company.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Transfer of shares.

Article 1864

The provisions of the two preceding articles may be waived only to modify the six-month period provided for in Article 1863 (1st paragraph), and without the period provided for by the Articles of Asso…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Transfer of shares.

Article 1866

Company shares may be pledged under the conditions set out in the last paragraph of article 2355 of the Civil Code.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Joint ventures.

Article 1872

With regard to third parties, each partner remains the owner of the assets that he makes available to the company. Assets acquired through the use or reinvestment of undivided funds during the term of…

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