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Showing 581590 of 36276 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 5-9-2012 n° 11-23.209

French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-11

Persons guilty of one of the offences defined in article L. 332-3, the first sentence of article L. 332-4 and articles L. 332-5-1, L. 332-8, L. 332-10-1 and L. 332-19 of this Code are also liable to t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Accounting

Article L2543-9

The mayor issues revenue vouchers and expenditure orders.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Judgment

Article R4443-9

The costs of setting up and running the Disciplinary Board of the Association of Pharmacists of New Caledonia or French Polynesia and the travel and attendance allowances of its members shall be borne…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R814-111

The articles of association comply with the requirements of articles 8, 11, 14, 15, 19, 20 and 24 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966. They also state:1° The surname, first names and domicile of eac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Re-identification and verification of the identity of the customer and the beneficial owner

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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Provisions relating to the provision or delivery of information or documents on any durable medium other than paper

Article L311-11

The professional guarantees that information and documents will be accessible for a period appropriate to their purpose. For pre-contractual and contractual documents, this period may not be less than…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Defence of investors

Article L764-11

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Training content and organisation

Article R2315-11

Renewal of the training of members of the staff delegation of the Social and Economic Committee is the subject of courses separate from that organised in application of article R. 2315-9. The purpose…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R814-116

Company shares corresponding to cash contributions must be paid up, at the time of subscription, by at least half of their nominal value. The remainder must be paid up, in one or more instalments, eit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R814-117

The company or its liquidator is exempt from inserting in a medium authorised to receive legal announcements the notices and deeds provided for in articles 22, 24, 26, 27 and 29 of Decree no.

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