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Showing 48114820 of 9058 articles for Art. CE 24-11-2017 n° 396209

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-120

When an issue of new shares or securities giving access to the capital is likely to result in a capital increase, shareholders are informed of this issue and its terms and conditions by a notice conta…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article R224-70

…ving machines, as defined in 6.15 of article R. 311-1 of the Highway Code: a) Folding systems; b) Accelerator triggers; c) Hulls; d) Engines; e) Batteries; f) Chargers; g) Controllers; h) Control card…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising municipal mandates

Article L2123-34

…icle 121-3 du code pénal, the mayor or an elected municipal official deputising for him or having received a delegation may only be convicted on the basis of the third paragraph of the same article fo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Liquidation

Article 786

…e;2° Wards of the State, the Nation or the Republic as well as orphans of a parent who died for France;3° Adoptees who were minors at the time of the adopter's death or adoptees who were minors at the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I

Article A38-4

The regional directorate of public finance for Brittany and the Ille-et-Vilaine department is responsible for carrying out the following management operations: 1° It is responsible for collecting all…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-1

I.-Internal use pharmacies meet the pharmaceutical needs of the patients cared for by the establishment, service or organisation to which they belong, or within a regional hospital grouping or a healt…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Travelling distillers

Article 328

The circulation permit is valid for a maximum of one month and for the communes included in the district of the post from which it originates. In the event of a move to another district, it may be exc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Registration, land registration, property wealth tax, stamp duty

Article 1711

Public officers who, under the terms of articles 1705 and 1706, have made, for the parties, the advance payment of registration duties or land registration tax may pursue payment in accordance with th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Implementation

Article R2331-3

…of employee representatives to the group works council to the judicial court at the registered office of the dominant undertaking. The court rules under the conditions provided for in Articles R. 232…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article R952-2

For the application of Article L. 233-16, the words: "24,000,000 euros" are replaced by the words: "2,864,000,000 CFP francs" and the words: "48,000,000 euros" are replaced by the words: "5,728,000,00…

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