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Showing 981990 of 56268 articles for Art. Cass. 1e civ. 4-2-2015 n° 14-10.920

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional undertakings for collective real estate investment

Article L214-149

By way of derogation from article L. 214-55 and under the conditions laid down by the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, the buildings, real rights and rights held as lessee r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional undertakings for collective real estate investment

Article L214-148

Unless otherwise stipulated, articles L. 214-33 to L. 214-85 apply to professional undertakings for collective real estate investment.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-14

Any person shall be liable to two years' imprisonment and a fine of €9,000 if he or she: 1. Preventing a shareholder from attending a meeting ; 2. Participating in a vote at a meeting by falsely repre…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays

Article L211-14

I.-The traveller may cancel the contract at any time before the start of the trip or holiday. In this case, the vendor may require the traveller to pay appropriate and justifiable cancellation costs.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-14

The municipal council may also appoint one or more deputy mayors from among the municipal councillors. The number of these may not exceed 30% of the total number of communal councillors.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory licences in the interests of public health

Article R613-14

The owner of the patent and the licensees may, within fifteen days of receipt of the notification provided for in the preceding article, or, if the notification has not reached them, following the pub…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-14

The administrative account is sent to the State representative no later than fifteen days after the deadline set for its adoption by articles LO 6471-10 and LO 6471-13.Failing this, the State represen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Representation of the professions to the public authorities.

Article R814-14

The Conseil national des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires draws up its budget. On 1 March each year, it draws up its balance sheet for the operations of the previous year. Th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Second-hand work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4313-14

When second-hand work equipment is sold, hired out, transferred or made available on any basis whatsoever with a view to its use, and when second-hand personal protective equipment referred to in Sect…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting nosocomial infections and collecting information about them

Article R6111-14

In health care institutions, the collection of information concerning nosocomial infections which must be reported in accordance with article R. 1413-79 is organised according to procedures defined by…

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