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Showing 42914300 of 52912 articles for Art. CA Versailles 13 January 2000 · Cass. com. 27 February 2001 · Cass. com. 6 May 2002 · CA Poitiers 26 November 1986 · Cass. com. 4 December 2012

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article R225-60

The Supervisory Board freely distributes among its members, where applicable under the conditions provided for in Article L. 22-10-26, the overall sums allocated to them in the form of attendance fees…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-45

The management reports referred to in the second paragraph of article 223 of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budget and accounting management shall be sent to the budget controller a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Examination of the appeal

Article L532-6

…body, within five months of the matter being referred to it. However, without prejudice to the application of Article L. 532-8, when the decision of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees an…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Emancipation

Article 413-4

Where, in the case of the preceding article, no diligence having been taken by the tutor, a member of the family council considers that the minor is capable of being emancipated, he may request the gu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body with a view to their transfer for scientific use

Article R1243-60

The application for authorisation consists of a letter signed by the legal representative of the applicant organisation and a supporting file, entered via a teleservice. The letter describes the activ…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Derogations relating to direct allocations based on the production conditions of cinematographic works

Article 919-65

For direct grants awarded in 2023 in application of article 221-14, the ceiling on the total amount of grants awarded to a single distribution company, mentioned in article 221-15, is raised to €237,0…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-61

The sociétés coopératives de banque are fixed-capital companies in the form of unions of cooperatives subject to the provisions of this section and, insofar as they are not contrary thereto, to the pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-63

Cooperative banks are credit institutions. They may receive deposits from any natural or legal person. They must grant at least 80% of their loans to their members, their members' members, cooperative…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Government Commissioner

Article L512-65

…committees set up within the Boards, as well as all meetings of the General Meeting of Members. It may request access to all company documents. It may veto any decision that is contrary to the compan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-62

Cooperative banks are authorised to increase their capital by capitalising reserves. They are authorised to pay interest on their capital ensuring a return at most equal to the average rate of fixed-r…

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