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Showing 661670 of 10740 articles for Art. CJEU – Granarolo – 14 July 2016 – C-196/15

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The arbitration agreement.

Article 1447

An arbitration agreement is independent of the contract to which it relates. It is not affected by the ineffectiveness of the latter. When void, the arbitration clause is deemed unwritten.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: The arbitration award

Article 1480

The arbitral award shall be made by a majority vote. It shall be signed by all the arbitrators. If a minority of them refuse to sign it, the award shall so state and the award shall have the same effe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Criminal provisions: breaches of market transparency

Article R764-14

…of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 465-1 to R. 465-4n° 2016-1121 of 11 August 2016

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L785-15

Article L. 641-1, as amended by Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013, is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Additional tax on certain registration duties

Article 1584 bis

…residential premises or the right of pre-emption provided for in Article 15 of Law no. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving rental relations and amending Law no. 86-1290 of 23 December 1986; b) E…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-15

The period provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 236-14 is three months from the last publication formality or the sending of the simple or registered letter provided for in article R. 236…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies.

Article R214-157

…not apply when the disposal concerns a property held by a company referred to in II of article R. 214-156 or when units, shares or rights in non-trading property investment companies and bodies refer…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-14

…the Trade and Companies Register. Notwithstanding articles 22, 24 and 26 of Decree no. 78-704 of 3 July 1978, the company is exempt from inserting the notices provided for in the said articles in a l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-14

…applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Law No. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016 on the modernisation of our healthcare system. Article L. 4151-2 is appli…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Livret A passbook accounts

Article R742-15

…eted;2° In article R. 221-2-1, the words: "the summary sheet referred to in Article 1 of Decree no. 2016-1822 of 21 December 2016 laying down the content of the summary sheet for co-ownership provided…

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