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Showing 13211330 of 30335 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 8-7-2010 n° 09-12.491

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

Article L213-8

Associations governed by the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association or by articles 21 to 79 of the local civil code applicable in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Mosel…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article L412-8

Articles…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Grouping of orders

Article L2113-8

A grouping of orders may be formed with purchasers from other Member States of the European Union, provided that this choice has not been made with the aim of evading the application of national provi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-8

The publication of the Solvency Capital Requirement referred to in Article R. 355-7 shall indicate, separately, the amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of Chapter II of this Title, and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article R663-8

The remuneration provided for in articles R. 663-5, R. 663-6 and R. 663-7 is acquired when the court has either terminated the safeguard or recovery proceedings pursuant to articles L. 622-12 or L. 63…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-85

The specifications (numbers 44 to 46 in Table 5) give rise to the following fees: Service number the service (table 5 of article appendix 4-7) Designation of service Fee 44 Drawing up specifications w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 80-1

On pain of nullity, the examining magistrate may only indict persons against whom there is serious or corroborating evidence making it likely that they may have participated, as perpetrator or accompl…

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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 L143-8

The Commercial Court, seised of a claim for payment relating to the operation of a business, may, if it makes an order and if the creditor so requests, by the same judgment order the sale of the busin…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: APPEALS TO THE NATIONAL COURT ON ASYLUM RIGHTS

Article L532-8

The president and the presidents of the section, chamber or bench may, by order, settle cases whose nature does not justify the involvement of one of the panels provided for in Articles L. 532-6 and L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Banknotes and coins

Article R122-8

Credit institutions and, within the limits of their payment activity or the issuing and management of electronic money, other payment service providers and issuers of electronic money, as well as any…

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