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Showing 671680 of 13064 articles for Art. CE 9-12-2022 n° 459206

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Decision

Article R2333-120-58 bis

…paper, the minutes shall be kept at the court registry for each case, together with the correspondence and documents relating to the investigation. Where the decision is drawn up in electronic form, t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: New horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-88

…ors must complete and submit electronically, by 30 April 2022 at the latest, a form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 978

…on and qualification under the conditions mentioned in article L. 6325-17 du même code; 8° De l'Agence nationale de la recherche; 9° Des fondations universitaires et des fondations partenariales menti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-12

…ion or the Articles of Association, as the case may be, may also make the rightful claimants of a deceased unit-holder who were not involved in his activity in the collective shop subject to this appr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-12

The Ordinary General Meeting may, acting under the conditions of quorum and majority of the Extraordinary General Meeting if the cooperative is constituted in the form of a public limited company, or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-12

…his business. These movements are recorded chronologically. It must check by inventory, at least once every twelve months, the existence and value of the assets and liabilities of the company's asset…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-12

The list of sworn goods brokers is drawn up by each court of appeal at the request of the public prosecutor. It shall show, for each of them, the date of their registration as well as their profession…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-12

In the event of termination of his relationship with the principal, the commercial agent is entitled to compensation for the loss suffered. The commercial agent loses the right to compensation if he h…

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

Article L141-12

…within fifteen days of its date, published at the purchaser's request in a medium authorised to receive legal announcements in the department in which the business is operated and in the form of an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-12

…rs follow the business into whatever hands it passes.When the sale of the business has not taken place by public auction in accordance with the articles mentioned in article L. 143-11 purchasers wishi…

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