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Showing 51115120 of 49132 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 5-3-2014 n° 12-29.974 F-PB

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The freedom to provide services in the activity of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction by nationals of Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R321-59

The renewal of the declaration provided for in Article L. 321-24 is accompanied by the documents mentioned in 6° and 7° of Article R. 321-58 and, in the event of a material change relating to the situ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes.

Article R123-54

The company also declares:1° The surname, usual name, pseudonym, first names and personal domicile of the partners who are indefinitely liable or indefinitely and jointly liable for the company's debt…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-5

The presentation rules and methods used to prepare the documents mentioned in Article R. 232-3 may not be changed from one period to the next without justification in the reports mentioned in Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Secondment.

Article R6152-59

On expiry of his secondment, the practitioner is reinstated :1° Either, by right, to his post if the period of secondment has not exceeded six months or one year if the practitioner was seconded pursu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other auctions.

Article L322-5

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 322-1 to L. 322-7 shall be punishable by confiscation of the goods offered for sale and, in addition, a fine of 3,750 euros, which shall be imposed jointly…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IVa: Certain regulated tariffs

Article L444-5

The Ministers of Justice and the Economy, for the application of Article L. 444-3, and the Autorité de la concurrence, for the application of Articles L. 444-7 and L. 462-2-1, may collect: 1° Any usef…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-5

In order to assist the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer in the management of the institution, the following committees are set up within the Board of Directors: 1° An…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Levies on casino gaming revenue.

Article L2333-55

It is paid to each municipality with a casino governed by articles L. 321-1 et seq. of the Internal Security Code, or to each public establishment when it is delegating the public service delegation o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : The application of laws and regulations in Saint-Barthélemy

Article D6213-5

I. - Part Four of the General Code of Territorial Authorities is applicable to Saint-Barthélemy under the conditions set out in this article.II. - Book II is applicable to Saint-Barthélemy under the f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial guarantee and default by the temporary employment agency.

Article L1251-52

In the event that the temporary employment agency defaults and the surety is insufficient, the user company is substituted for the temporary employment agency for the payment of the sums still owed to…

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