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Showing 12811290 of 37804 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 2e – 31 May 2018 – no. 17-17518

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-178

…llowing the end of each financial year, the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, shall note, if applicable, the number and amount of shares issued during the financial year…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-17

…ndertaking has undertaken or committed to carry out prior to the decision to withdraw authorisation may be completed.By way of derogation from 4° and 5° of article 1844-7 of the Civil Code, the early…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-17

The following may be contributed to a société civile professionnelle, in ownership or in enjoyment: 1° All intangible, movable or immovable rights, in particular, if applicable, the right for a partne…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article L3121-17

…committee, the budgets and accounts of the department and the decrees of the president.Each person may publish them under his or her own responsibility.The documents referred to in the second paragra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Fate of preserved gametes and germ tissue

Article R2141-17

…if they no longer meet the age conditions set by the decree provided for in article L. 2141-2, they may consent in application of article L. 1211-2 : 1° That her gametes may be donated in accordance w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Credit and property formalities

Article A444-171

…ation necessary for the exercise of the public service mission provided for in article 6-1 of order no. 45-2590 of 2 November 1945 relating to the status of notaries 15.31 €

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Business creators' share warrants

Article L212-17

Business creator share warrants may be allocated under the conditions and according to the procedures set out in article 163 bis G of the French General Tax Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R7226-17

…Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council, working groups common to both institutions may be set up..

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-17

No clinical investigation may be carried out on a person without his free and informed consent, obtained in writing under the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 of Article 63 of Regulation (EU) 2017/…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-17

…f the installation, its location and the nature of the works or its transport capacity, the Prefect may, within a period not exceeding one month, submit it for the authorisation provided for in Articl…

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