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Showing 33613370 of 61852 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 4 December 2013 · Cass. com. 15 November 2005 · Cass. com. 2 April 1974 · Cass. com. 13 May 1980

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article L814-13

…s, court-appointed agents and persons designated pursuant to the second paragraph of article L. 811-2, the first paragraph of II of article L. 812-2 or III of the same article which may be communicate…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Falsified medicinal products

Article L5421-13

…ent and a fine of €750,000 when : 1° The falsified medicinal product is dangerous to human health ; 2° These same offences have been committed by pharmaceutical establishments authorised in accordance…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market and certain of their subsidiaries.

Article R232-13

…ité des marchés financiers the half-yearly report provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 232-7. This report contains the same information as that provided for in III of Article L. 451-1-2 o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 B quinquies

I. - In the event of a withdrawal of cash from an account defined in article L. 221-32-4 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the net gain referred to in 2 ter of II of article 150-0 A of this code is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Rights of the seller of furniture, claims and restitutions.

Article R624-13-1

The request made pursuant to Article L. 624-19 is sent to the administrator, if one has been appointed, within the period provided for in Article L. 624-9 by registered letter with acknowledgement of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Framework agreements with purchase orders

Article R2391-13

…ework agreement executed by the issue of purchase orders provides for a minimum amount of more than 250,000 euros excluding tax or 50,000 euros excluding tax where the holder is a small or medium-size…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R712-13

…th the rule of separation of their respective powers.A régies, limited in their purpose and amount, may be set up by the President, with the agreement of the Treasurer, in respect of small, urgent or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation procedure.

Article R2324-13

On receipt of the information referred to in the second paragraph of article R. 2324-12, the prefect of the département in which the organiser of the family holiday stay is domiciled or has its regist…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Education, re-education and vocational training centres

Article R5213-13

…s in charge of their centres receiving disabled workers under the conditions set out in article R. 5213-9 to R. 5213-12 are submitted to the permanent section of the Higher Council for the Professiona…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation and meetings.

Article R5312-13

The Board of Directors is convened by its Chairman. It meets at least six times a year.

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