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Showing 42114220 of 40442 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 24 April 1970 · Cass. 1re civ. 11 December 2001 · Cass. com. 24 January 2006 · Cass. com. 31 May 1988

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 11: Protest

Article L131-62

The protest deed contains a literal transcription of the cheque and endorsements, as well as a summons to pay the amount of the cheque. It states the presence or absence of the person required to pay,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 11: Intervention.

Article L511-65

The drawer, an endorser or a guarantor may indicate a person to accept or pay as required. The bill of exchange may, under the conditions hereinafter determined, be accepted or paid by a person interv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 11: Protest.

Article R131-10

The provisions of articles R. 511-2 to R. 511-11 of the French Commercial Code apply to protests drawn up for non-payment of a cheque.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article L932-6

In articles L. 225-177, L. 225-179 and L. 233-11, the words: "the date of publication of Law no. 2001-420 of 15 May 2001 on new economic regulations" are replaced by the words: "the date of publicatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article L952-1

In articles L. 225-177, L. 225-179 and L. 233-11, the words: "the date of publication of Law no. 2001-420 of 15 May 2001 on new economic regulations" are replaced by the words: "the date of publicatio…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Proof of nationality before the courts

Article 30-2

…him have consistently enjoyed possession of French status.The French nationality of persons born in Mayotte, who were of age on 1 January 1994, will be subsidiarily held to be established if these per…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special rules relating to sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (real estate investment companies with variable capital)

Article L214-65

The provisions of 3° to 9° and 11° of article L. 214-24-31 and article L. 214-24-47 apply under the same conditions to sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Contract reference value.

Article A131-3

…on by the Commission des Opérations de Bourse, the value of this company referred to in article R. 131-2 must be the realisation value of this company within the meaning of article 11 of law no. 70-13…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pharmacy professions

Article R4443-1-1

…tance de l'ordre des pharmaciens de la Nouvelle-Calédonie ou de la Polynésie française, as the case may be"; 2° In all provisions, the words: "conseil régional ou central" mean: "the body of the ordre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L742-7

…the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 214-1-2 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-24 with the exception of 3° of II and the second sentence of V Order no. 2017-1432 o…

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