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Showing 271280 of 30362 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 24 February 2006 · Cass. com. 20 November 1962 · Cass. 3e civ. 26 September 2012 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 June 2018

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7 : Dissolution of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-246

The early dissolution of the company is pronounced by the Extraordinary General Meeting.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Issue of residence permits

Article R431-24

In cases where the law does not provide for exemption, the applicant referred to in article R. 431-12 pays the special tax relating to the issue of the residence permit.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Work involving electrical hazards

Article D4153-24

It is forbidden for young people to have unsupervised access to any premises or location in an establishment or worksite where there is a risk of contact with live bare parts, except in the case of ve…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 1: Method of registration of mortgages

Article 2425

…t to restitution, relating to mortgage claims.Agreements that must be published pursuant to article 2416 shall be published in the same form.The deeds and court decisions recording these various agree…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions relating to mortgages held by spouses and guardians

Article 2441

If the value of the immovables on which the mortgage of the minor or of the adult under guardianship has been registered significantly exceeds what is necessary to guarantee the management of the guar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article L225-265

The general meeting of the workforce cooperative can only validly deliberate if, on first convocation, at least two thirds of the cooperative's participants are present or represented. The articles of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-26

The marketing authorisation is granted by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail. It is accompanied by the summary of pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-24

…ine, they send their reasoned request to the competent public accountant. In this case, article 495-20 is not applicable. If the competent public accountant considers the request to be justified, he o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Internal regulations

Article R1423-26

The rules of procedure are enforceable only after they have been approved by the first president of the court of appeal and the public prosecutor at the court of appeal. If they have not given their o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2029

The trust contract is terminated by the death of the natural person settlor, by the occurrence of the term or by the realisation of the aim pursued when this takes place before the term.When all of th…

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