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Showing 951960 of 37142 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 19 March 1996 · Cass. com. 15 September 2009 · Cass. com. 16 January 1973 · Cass. 1re civ. 14 March 1962 · Cass. com. 12 November 2008 · Cass. com. 9 October 2019 n° 18-13.286

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

Article L213-18

…event of the dissolution of the issuing association, subject to the provisions of the law of 1 July 1901 relating to the contract of association and articles 21 to 79 of the local civil code applicabl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to the measures imposed and their contestation

Article R733-18

…debt. When the write-off measure has been taken in application of the provisions of article L. 733-9, the certificate is drawn up by the commission, which sends it to the debtor when it sends the let…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to portfolio management companies.

Article R532-15

…tain any information that is essential or relevant to the assessment provided for in Article R. 532-15-1. The decision taken by the Autorité des marchés financiers shall mention any opinions or reserv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Halls, markets and public weights

Article L2224-19

The establishment, abolition and changes to the dates and locations of livestock markets, as well as any changes to their operation, are authorised by deliberation of the town council.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-16

…articles of association contain a clause limiting transferability, the provisions of Article L. 223-14 are applicable. However, the Articles of Association may, in this case, reduce the majority or sh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-19

…er. The same applies when the sentencing court has set, pursuant to second paragraph of article 131-9 of the Criminal Code or the second paragraph of article 131-11 of the same code, a maximum term of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Other penalties and miscellaneous measures

Article 1825 A

…234-1 and L. 234-8 of the Highway Code ;d. Either been convicted under articles 222-8, 222-10, 222-12, 222-13, 222-14, 227-15 or 227-16 of the Penal Code or a measure withdrawing parental authority p…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-19

The person concerned and his/her counsel, accompanied, where applicable, by the person(s) exercising parental authority or the legal representative, shall be summoned to appear before a panel of the S…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Deregistration

Article R521-19

An application for cancellation of registration shall be made to the registrar who made the initial registration, even if the place of registration, the registered office, the principal place of busin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 142

Where the person under investigation is ordered to provide security or sureties, such security or sureties shall guarantee:1° The representation of the person under investigation, the accused or the d…

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