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Showing 21012110 of 47269 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 7 February 1986 · Cass. 1re civ. 4 March 1986 · Cass. com. 8 March 2017 n° 15-21.155 · Cass. 3e civ. 27 June 2001 · Cass. 1re civ. 27 November 2019 n° 18-18.402

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

Article R123-152-2

…es bear the secure electronic signature of the registrar who drew them up, as defined by the décret n° 2017-1416 du 28 septembre 2017 relatif à la signature électronique; 4°They must be stored under c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Measures taken to protect the population and the environment

Article R1333-15

…o achieve and maintain an optimum level of protection of the interests mentioned in Article L. 1333-7 and, in particular, those relating to the protection of the general public against ionising radiat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-18

…The eligible financial securities and money market instruments referred to in I of article L. 214-24-55 are :1° Either eligible financial securities and money market instruments admitted to tradin…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Determining the amount of the allowance

Article D553-15

In the event of divorce, legal or de facto separation of spouses or cessation of cohabitation, the recipient who benefits from the child being taken into account in calculating the amount of the allow…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article R3332-15

The keeping of the register of administrative accounts may be delegated. In this case, the delegation contract specifies the procedures for informing the delegatee. The details of the person responsib…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Reduction of duties

Article 1595

…tory subject to land registration tax or registration duties at the rates provided for in articles 683 bis and 810; 2° of tangible movables sold publicly in the department; 3° of ministerial offices h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-186

Articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-185, L. 22-10-56 and L. 22-10-57 are applicable to investment certificates, cooperative investment certificates and cooperative shareholder certificates.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-184

…General Meeting each year of the transactions carried out under the provisions of articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-186. This report also gives an account of:the number, expiry dates and prices of stock…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-180

I.-Options may be granted, under the same conditions as in Articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-179 above: 1° Either for the benefit of members of the salaried personnel of companies or economic interest gro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-181

…y to protect the interests of the option beneficiaries under the conditions set out in Article L. 228-99.

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