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Showing 14411450 of 45873 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 3-11-2011 n° 10-25.364

French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deposits required from legal entities whose registered office is on French territory.

Article R123-110

In the event of the transfer of the registered office outside the jurisdiction of the court at the registry of which the legal entity was registered, a copy of the articles of association or the group…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deposits to be made by companies having their registered office abroad

Article R123-114

If the first establishment is transferred to the jurisdiction of another court, the updated articles of association shall be filed in accordance with the conditions laid down in articles R. 123-112 an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R1251-11

In application of article L. 1251-50, the financial guarantee may only result from a single guarantee undertaking. The undertaking may only be given by a collective guarantee body if it is approved by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-11

When the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 have good reason to believe that the identity of their customer and the identification details previously obtained are no longer accurate or relevant, th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Establishment and operation of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-11

In the absence of the agreement provided for in Article L. 2312-21, the database provided for in Article L. 2312-18 is set up at company level. In undertakings with a central social and economic commi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article R7125-11

The end-of-mandate differential allowance is personal.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Referees and judges

Article D211-101

Each approved federation organises training for referees and judges which includes, in compliance with the provisions of article L. 726-1 of the French Internal Security Code, awareness training in th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-10

The technical specifications of cinemas and technical projection equipment, compliance with which is a condition for the approval of a cinema entertainment establishment under…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Sale by auction

Article L322-10

The auction results in the forced sale of the seized property and transfers ownership to the successful bidder. It does not confer on the latter any rights other than those belonging to the distrainee…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Report to Parliament

Article L518-10

The Supervisory Board's report on the moral and material management of the institution during the past year is sent to Parliament before 30 June.This report includes, for the year in question, the min…

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