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Showing 37113720 of 22424 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 10 Dec. 2003 – no. 01-11.923

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article A210-1

To issue the opinion referred to in III of Article R. 210-21, the independent third-party body shall perform the following procedures: 1° It shall examine all documents held by the company that are re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-35-1

…authorisation to disclose the connection data referred to in the sixth paragraph of Article L. 621-10-2 shall specify for each investigation: 1° The name of the person suspected of having committed m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Obligation to register.

Article R123-32

…ss is located;2° Or, in the cases provided for in the second and third paragraphs of article L. 123-10, his residential premises;3° Or, in the absence of an establishment or residential premises decla…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-114

…subscription rights.It also indicates:1° In the cases provided for in articles L. 225-136 and L. 22-10-52 and in II of article L. 225-138, the procedures for placing the new equity securities or the n…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-84

…ed to operating expenses, is subject to the provisions of articles L. 225-86 to L. 225-90 and L. 22-10-30.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Term and end of office

Article L2316-11

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 2316-10, a branch agreement, a group agreement or a company agreement, as the case may be, may set the term of office of the employee representatives on th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article R643-13

…e the order of disputed claims and subsequent claims in accordance with Articles R. 643-7 to R. 643-10.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A43-9

…set out in this code for the purpose of producing and supplying the data referred to in Article R. 10-13 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code shall give rise to reimbursement to elec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article L210-11

When one of the conditions mentioned in article L. 210-10 is not complied with, or when the opinion of the independent third-party body concludes that one or more of the social and environmental objec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-29

…y borrow provided that such borrowings :1° Are used on a temporary basis and represent no more than 10% of its assets; or2° enable the acquisition of real estate necessary for the direct pursuit of it…

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