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Showing 64516460 of 23886 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 28-10-1987 n° 84-10.296

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Seizures of certain intangible movable property or intangible movable rights

Article 706-154

As an exception to Article 706-153, the judicial police officer may be authorised, by any means, by the public prosecutor or by the investigating judge to seize, at the advanced expense of the Treasur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Disclosure requirements for equity investments

Article L451-2-1

The information referred to in I of Article L. 233-7 of the Commercial Code is also provided when the issuer's registered office is outside the European Economic Area and falls within the cases referr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-9

The tax is calculated as follows1° For publishers of television services, the tax is calculated by applying a rate of 5.15% to the amount of annual payments and receipts, excluding value added tax, re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Content and electronic form of the register

Article R521-2

The register governed by this chapter ensures the publication:1° Pledges without dispossession with the exception of the pledges mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 2338 of the Civil Code;2°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-14

As from the notification of the higher bid, the purchaser, if he has regained possession of the business, is automatically the receiver and may only perform acts of administration. However, he may app…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L151-3-2

If an investment is made without prior authorisation, if prior authorisation is obtained by fraud, if the requirements of II of article L. 151-3 are disregarded, if decisions or injunctions issued on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-11

The UCITS' depositary is liable to the UCITS or to the unitholders or shareholders for the loss by the depositary, or by a third party to whom custody has been delegated, of financial instruments held…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Form, content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1242-12-1

When the fixed-term employment contract is concluded in application of 6° of Article L. 1242-2, it also includes :1° The words "fixed-term contract for a defined purpose";2° The title and references o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title Ia: Home insurance

Article L215-2

Any co-owner or syndicate of co-owners, represented by its managing agent, subject to the insurance obligation set out in article 9-1 of law no. 65-557 of 10 July 1965 establishing the status of co-ow…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R311-9

The registered creditors and the creditors listed in article 2377 and in 3° of article 2402 may, as from the publication of the summons for seizure and at any time during the proceedings, request the…

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