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Showing 10811090 of 35860 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 19-4-2000 n° 578

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budget and accounts

Article L2564-19-1

The twentieth paragraph of article L. 2313-1 is applicable in Mayotte from 1 January 2014.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Schedule.

Article R123-199-1

The words "related party" and "related party transactions" have the same meaning as defined by the international accounting standards adopted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2238/2004 of 29 December…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Schedule.

Article R123-197-1

Public limited companies that adopt a simplified presentation pursuant to Article L. 123-16 shall include in the notes to the financial statements a list of transactions carried out between the compan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for specialised financing funds

Article L214-190-3

The specialised financing fund is a specialised financing body set up in the form of a co-ownership.The fund does not have legal personality. The provisions of the Civil Code relating to joint ownersh…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to specialised finance companies

Article L214-190-2

A société de financement spécialisé is a specialised finance company incorporated as a société anonyme or a société par actions simplifiée. The company shall indicate its status as a specialised finan…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-19-1

The Court of Appeal with territorial jurisdiction to hear directly appeals against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property referred to in Article R. 411-19 s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1-1: Single integration contract.

Article L5134-19-2

The President of the Departmental Council may delegate all or part of the decision to award the work integration aid referred to in article L. 5134-19-1 to the institution referred to in article L. 53…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares.

Article L225-197-1

I.-The Extraordinary General Meeting, on the report of the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, and on the special report of the company's Statutory Auditors or, if none has…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares.

Article L225-197-3

The rights resulting from the allocation of free shares are non-transferable until the end of the vesting period. In the event of the death of the beneficiary, his heirs may request the allocation of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares.

Article L225-197-2

I.-Shares may be allocated, under the same conditions as those mentioned in Article L. 225-197-1 :

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