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Showing 431440 of 34514 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 12-5-2016 n° 15-13.851

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recording by bankers of cheque payment incidents due to insufficient funds.

Article R131-12

The drawee banker's record of cheque payment incidents due to insufficient funds includes the following information for each incident: 1° The account number, whether it is an individual account or a c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Membership and operation of professional associations of banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L519-15

I.-The legal representatives, directors, staff and agents of the associations referred to in I of Article L. 519-11 of this Code are bound by professional secrecy in the context of the tasks referred…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Communication and registration of documents.

Article R123-154

For proceedings opened on or after 1 January 2006, the following may not be disclosed: 1° Judgments handed down in safeguard proceedings in the event of closure of the proceedings pursuant to article

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to the departments of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L1234-15

The employee is entitled to notice of1° One day's notice where remuneration is fixed on a daily basis ;2° One week's notice where remuneration is fixed on a weekly basis;3° Two weeks' notice if his re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to joint ventures.

Article R814-157

The withdrawal or admission of a partner gives rise to the publication mentioned in the second and third paragraphs of Article R. 814-155 and, for the new partner, the provisions of articles R. 814-66…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R814-152

Any partner exercising the profession of judicial administrator or judicial representative within the company, who has been subject to a definitive disciplinary sanction equal to or greater than three…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R814-153

A partner who is barred from office is not thereby deprived of his status as a partner. He retains all the rights and obligations arising therefrom.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to joint ventures.

Article R814-155

The joint ventures provided for by the Article 22 of Law No. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 shall be known as "sociétés en participation d'administrateurs judiciaires" or "sociétés en participation de ma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R814-154

A provisionally suspended partner practising within the company retains, for the duration of his suspension, his status as a partner with all the rights and obligations that this entails. However, his…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R814-151

The company may not be subject to disciplinary proceedings independently of those brought against the partners practising within it.

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