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Showing 27212730 of 51351 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 5-3-2014 n° 13-11.651 F-D

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Determination of the debtor's assets.

Article R624-13

The application to revendicate an asset shall be sent within the period provided for in Article L. 624-9 by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the administrator if one has been appoi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit, other engagements and services performed by statutory auditors

Article R823-13

When, during the early warning procedure, the statutory auditor's assessment of the satisfactory nature of the management's response or of the decisions taken by them makes special diligence necessary…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-13

For the undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-2, the minimum required solvency margin is determined, depending on the classes of business carried on, in accordance with the following provisions…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 138-2

In the event of prosecution for a crime or for an offence mentioned in article 706-47, the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge may, ex officio or at the request of the public prosecut…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R329-13

An organisation governed by Title II of Book III may be approved under Article L. 324-8-3 if it: 1° Provides proof that, by virtue of the mandates entrusted to it, it covers a significant number of ri…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-13

…of cinematographic establishments of the implementation of the health pass, provided for by decree n° 2021-699 of 1st June 2021 prescribing the general measures necessary for the management of the en…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions applicable to inter-municipal tourist offices constituted in a form other than that of a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article R134-13

The decision of the decision-making body establishing an inter-municipal tourist office in a form other than that of an industrial and commercial establishment must at least set out : - the legal stat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R743-134

Any partner practising within the company who has been convicted of a disciplinary offence having the force of res judicata resulting in a disqualification from practising his profession of at least t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R743-133

In addition to the information provided for in article 2 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990, all correspondence and documents issued by the company must indicate its status as a company holding an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-135

In the case of demolition, the demolition plan provides for the prior removal of asbestos and asbestos-containing materials, except where this would pose a greater risk to workers than if the asbestos…

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