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Showing 51315140 of 50275 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 18-2-1998 n° 96-14.525

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Formalities

Article R521-21

Any applicant for the deregistration of equipment leasing, must justify his request by producing one of the supporting documents mentioned in article R. 521-20.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Formalities

Article R521-23

The deleted or expired registration will no longer appear in the results of requests to consult the register.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 quindecies

I. - Capital gains subject to the articles 39 duodecies to 39 quindecies and realised in the context of a commercial, industrial, craft, liberal or agricultural activity on the occasion of the transfe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 bis B

Sums paid pursuant to articles 9 and 15 de la loi n° 54-782 du 2 août 1954 relative à l'attribution de biens et d'éléments d'actif d'entreprises de presse et d'information, ainsi que les sommes versée…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Access to documents.

Article L8113-5-2

For the purposes of investigating and establishing the offences constituting illegal employment referred to in Article L. 8211-1, the inspection officers defined by regulation shall have a right of co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-21-1

Pursuant to articles L. 733-18 and L. 743-1 of the French Consumer Code, the cancellation of a debt corresponding to the amount of an unpaid cheque is deemed to constitute regularisation of the incide…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L356-2

Undertakings whose head office is in France and which are part of a group within the meaning of Article L. 356-1 are subject to group supervision. Group supervision applies to insurance undertakings o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L525-2

When they issue electronic money, the following institutions and services are also considered to be issuers of electronic money, without being subject to the provisions of Chapter VI of this Title and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Title VII: Amicable settlement of disputes

Article R1471-2

The conciliation and referral office or the adjudication office may, at any stage of the proceedings: 1° After obtaining the agreement of the parties, appoint a mediator to hear them and compare their…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conduct of the procedure

Article R631-29

Articles R. 624-1, excluding the first paragraph, and R. 624-2 to R. 624-11 are applicable to receivership proceedings. The verification of claims is carried out by the mandataire judiciaire in the pr…

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