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Showing 58515860 of 7796 articles for Art. CE 29-12-1995 n° 118754

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Articles of association, share capital, shares.

Article R4113-35

…the provisions of this section, the Articles of Association shall state: 1° the full names, residences and registration numbers of the members ; 2° In the case of doctors, the qualifications and spec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and entitlement to aid

Article R5141-1

The aid intended for people setting up or taking over a business, or undertaking the practice of another self-employed profession, provided for in this chapter, includes : 1° The exemption from social…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Buildings financed by state-subsidised loans

Article 1384 C

I. - Housing acquired with a view to rental, with financial assistance from the State or with a subsidy from the National Urban Renewal Agency, pursuant to 3° and 5° of Article L. 831-1 du code de la…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-5-1

…tion rights, the assignee shall send him or make available to him by an electronic communication process, at least once a year, explicit and transparent information on all income generated by the expl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Specific rules concerning third-country companies

Article L532-50

…de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may only authorise the branch within the limits of the services that the third-country undertaking to which it belongs is authorised to provide. II.Articles L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-14

…ner, whether or not their claim is due and payable, may lodge an objection to the payment of the price at their elected domicile, by extrajudicial act or by registered letter with acknowledgement of r…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-11

…l authority is to be exercised, the judge shall in particular take into consideration: 1° The practice previously followed by the parents or any agreements they may have previously entered into; 2° Th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-17

…sociations issuing bonds and govern the persons or bodies responsible for administration in accordance with the articles of association. Those relating to the supervisory board of a company or to its…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-3

Where the connection is made via a private road, and without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 171-12 and L. 171-13 of the Code de la voirie (Road Code) relating to compulsory drainage and th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L171-2

The parties to the contract may not depart from the provisions of articles L. 171-3, L. 172-2, L. 172-3, L. 172-6, L. 172-8, L. 172-9, L. 172-13 (second paragraph), L. 172-17, L. 172-20, L. 172-22, L.…

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