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Showing 23512360 of 43523 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 18 April 1967 · Cass. civ. 25 March 1992 · Cass. com. 4 January 1994 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 December 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 June 2011

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-15

When, in the course of his work, the statutory auditor identifies facts likely to compromise the group's ability to continue as a going concern, he informs the directors, in accordance with the condit…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-15

…ed to do so, or which does not comply with the conditions set out in articles R. 712-13 and R. 712-14, is declared inadmissible.Where the opposition is based on several prior rights, it is declared in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Identification of accounts

Article L721-15

…ts and safes that it centralises in order to carry out the duties assigned to it by Article L. 721-14, for the purpose of recovering all types of public debt. The Institute is exempt from professional…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Pension.

Article D211-15

The terms of delivery referred to in Article L. 211-29 are determined as follows: 1° Financial securities or instruments created physically are said to be delivered if, at the time of the repurchase a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice of the profession by students.

Article D4151-15

…to practise the profession of midwife as a replacement under the conditions laid down in article L. 4151-6 may be granted to student midwives enrolled in a higher education establishment offering trai…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable by court order

Article L237-18

…limited partners; 3° In sociétés à responsabilité limitée, by a capital majority of the partners ; 4° In sociétés anonymes, under the quorum and majority conditions provided for ordinary general meet…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Remuneration of the administrator.

Article R663-15

…or means of the plan. This remuneration may not exceed half of that set pursuant to article R. 663-9. The debtor's situation is assessed on the date of the application to the court to amend the plan.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article D1432-15

…of a commune or the president of a group of communes appointed by the Association of French Mayors;4° Three representatives of associations representing patients, the elderly and the disabled, appoin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Business value added tax

Article 1586 quinquies

I. - 1. Subject to 2, 3 and 4, the contribution on the value added of businesses is determined on the basis of the turnover achieved and the value added produced during the year in respect of which th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Income tax deducted at source

Article 182 B

…or an activity carried out in France in the exercise of one of the professions mentioned in article 92;b. The proceeds defined in article 92 and received by inventors or in respect of copyright, those…

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