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Showing 371380 of 32485 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 5-12-2001 n° 1726

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article R722-12

The President shall designate, by order made in the first fortnight of January, the judge who is to deputise for him or her in the event of impediment as provided for in the second paragraph of Articl…

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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 L311-12

The provisions of this section do not apply to door-to-door selling and the distance provision of financial services governed by Chapters I and III of Title IV of Book III of this Code and to distance…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Obligations of training providers

Article R2315-12

Training in health, safety and working conditions for members of the Social and Economic Committee staff delegation is provided either by bodies on a list drawn up by the Minister for Employment in ac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R814-123

Profits shall be distributed in accordance with the Articles of Association. However, remuneration for capital contributions may not exceed two-thirds of profits.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R814-126

If the company refuses to consent to the transfer, it is obliged, within six months of being notified of its refusal, to notify the shareholder by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R814-124

Unless otherwise stipulated in the Articles of Association, shares may be freely transferred to a partner.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R814-121

Subject to the provisions of article 19 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 and those of articles R. 814-99, R. 814-122, R. 814-122-1, R. 814-124, R. 814-130, R. 814-131, R. 814-140, decisions are t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R814-125

When a member decides to transfer all or part of his shares to a third party, the proposed transfer is notified to the company and to each member by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R814-120

Each partner has an equal number of votes regardless of the number of shares he owns. A partner may give a written mandate to another partner to represent him at the meeting. However, a member may not…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R814-122

Amendments to the Articles of Association, including the extension of the company, are decided by a majority of three quarters of the votes of all the members. Increases in members' liabilities can on…

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