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Showing 681690 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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exchange of information

Article L561-27

The department referred to in Article L. 561-23 shall receive, at the initiative of State administrations, local and regional authorities, public establishments, the bodies referred to inArticle L. 13…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to reinsurance undertakings.

Article R321-26

…rotect the interests of reinsured undertakings. Without prejudice to the implementation, where applicable, of the measures provided for in Sections 6 and 7 of Chapter II of Title I of Book VI of the M…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: The "portage salarial" company

Article L1254-26

…rom this chapter; 3° Compulsory contributions due to social security bodies or social institutions; 4° Reimbursements which may, where applicable, be payable by employers to social security bodies and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific technical provisions the popular retirement savings plan

Article R144-27

I. - Articles I to IV of article D. 132-7, article D. 132-8 and article D. 132-9 apply to the procedures for the individual transfer of a member's rights to another plan. II - In the event that the tr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Validation and controls carried out by the registrars of the commercial courts or the judicial courts ruling on commercial matters

Article R123-270

Validation of the entries of information and filings of documents provided for in Article L. 123-41, as well as the checks provided for in Article L. 123-42, are carried out by the registrar of the co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Validation and controls carried out by the registrars of the commercial courts or the judicial courts ruling on commercial matters

Article R123-273

…n of registration or filing in the National Register of Companies is provided for in Article L. 123-41, are sent to the clerk of the commercial court or of the judicial court ruling in commercial matt…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Validation and controls carried out by the registrars of the commercial courts or the judicial courts ruling on commercial matters

Article R123-271

The validation and checks mentioned in Article R. 123-270 are carried out within the same timeframes as those set for the register of companies, the special register of commercial agents or the specia…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Validation and controls carried out by the registrars of the commercial courts or the judicial courts ruling on commercial matters

Article R123-272

…he following information and documents: 1° For natural persons, those mentioned in articles R. 123-243 to R. 123-245, in 1° and 3° of article R. 123-246 and in articles R. 123-247 to R. 123-251; 2° Fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Validation and controls carried out by the registrars of the commercial courts or the judicial courts ruling on commercial matters

Article R123-275

Refusal to register a legal entity in the Trade and Companies Register entails refusal to register it in the National Register of Companies. Refusal to register a natural person in the Trade and Compa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Validation and controls carried out by the registrars of the commercial courts or the judicial courts ruling on commercial matters

Article R123-274

The checks of the conditions necessary for access to and the exercise of his activity carried out by the registrar of the competent commercial court or court adjudicating in commercial matters are tho…

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