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Showing 341350 of 24917 articles for Art. Cass. 2e civ. 18-9-2003 n° 01-16.019

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-12

In the event of the nullity of a company or of acts or deliberations subsequent to its incorporation, based on a defect in consent or the incapacity of a member, and where regularisation can be effect…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation.

Article L2353-18

Prior to any meeting, the employees' representatives on the European Company Committee or, where applicable, its officers, are entitled to meet in the absence of its Chairman.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Criminal penalties

Article 1840 P

(1) Those who knowingly use, sell or attempt to sell mobile stamps that have already been used shall be prosecuted before the criminal court and punished by a fine of €3,750. In the event of a repeat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial guarantee

Article R519-18

The financial guarantee ceases if the guarantor's undertaking is terminated on its expiry date. It also ceases on the death or cessation of activity of the guaranteed person or, in the case of a legal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-18

The dividend distributed, if any, to holders of preference shares may be paid in equity securities, in accordance with the terms set by the Extraordinary General Meeting or the Articles of Association…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Behaviour in the event of an accident or incident

Article R4141-18

Workers assigned to one of the tasks listed in article R. 4141-15 receive training in what to do in the event of an accident or disaster.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 621-18

Expenditure taken into account to determine the amount of selective aid is capped at 80% of the production budget for the work or, in the case of an international co-production, 80% of the French part…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of doctors.

Article R4127-18

A doctor may only carry out a voluntary interruption of pregnancy in the cases and under the conditions laid down by law; he or she is always free to refuse to do so and must inform the person concern…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Issuing work permits

Article R5221-18

If agreed, the Prefect will send work permits for contracts of more than three months or seasonal work contracts to the French Office for Immigration and Integration.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables.

Article R313-18

In the event of a dispute, the notifying institution must prove that the debtor was aware of the notification. This proof is established in accordance with the rules of evidence applicable to the debt…

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