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Showing 51915200 of 9424 articles for Art. CA Versailles 14-11-1996

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII: Special provisions applicable to privatisation operations

Article 248 E

…mentioned in Articles 5 and 6 of Law no. 86-912 of 6 August 1986 or the profit participation certificates referred to in amended Article 1 of the same law, appear on the balance sheet of a company and…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-16

…state: 1° The surnames, first names, domicile of the partners, their marital status and, where applicable, the existence of clauses, deeds enforceable against third parties or decisions restricting th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D8-1

…ffice central de lutte contre la criminalité liée aux technologies de l'information et de la communication;8° Office central de lutte contre les atteintes à l'environnement et à la santé publique, de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-41

The specialised committee for medico-social care and support comprises :1° A regional councillor and, in Corsica, a councillor of the Assembly of Corsica;2° Two chairmen of departmental councils, and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: The Trade and Companies Register

Article R123-166-3

The prefect who receives an application for approval has two months in which to examine it, from the date of receipt. Failure by the Prefect to respond within the timeframe mentioned in the previous p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Fonds de compensation des risques de l'assurance de la construction.

Article R431-53

…of Article L. 431-14 is presented to the Committee by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Caisse Centrale de Réassurance and submitted for approval to the ministers concerned.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Special commercial courts.

Article L731-3

The commercial chamber is composed of a member of the judicial court, the president, two elected assessors and a court clerk. The assessors are elected under the conditions set out in articles L. 723-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-51

The company issuing participating securities shall make public, before the opening of their subscription by the public, the terms and conditions of the issue, in accordance with the procedures set out…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Sociétés de crédit foncier

Article R513-13

The notification referred to in the fourth paragraph of article L. 513-14 is made in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 313-17-1, R. 313-17-2 and R. 313-18.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Enforcement of pre-trial detention

Article D66

The prison administration shall ensure that the right of detainees to freely choose their means of defence and their defence counsel is respected under the conditions determined by articles R. 122-14…

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