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Showing 52715280 of 51146 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 2 Nov. 2011 – no. 10-22.859

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article L225-210

…the Management Board, as the case may be, are required, under the conditions set out in Article L. 225-251 and the first paragraph of Article L. 225-256 to pay up the shares.The acquisition of shares…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Commission du cinéma d'art et d'essai

Article 231-39

The national section of the art cinema commission comprises :1° A chairman;2° A vice-chairman;3° Four representatives of cinema exhibitors;4° Three representatives of distributors of cinematographic w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-20

…lties provided for in article L. 4441-10 on him, under the conditions provided for in articles L. 4126-1 and L. 4126-2. In order to ensure the application of the provisions of the previous paragraph,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23

…gency may impose the following sanctions on persons who have breached the provisions of Articles L. 232-9, L. 232-9-1, L. 232-9-2, L. 232-9-3, L. 232-10, L. 232-10-3, L. 232-10-4 or L. 232-17: 1° A wa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R6414-2

…re adapted as follows: 1° In article R. 6145-4, the words: "Subject to the provisions of article L. 253-2 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles," do not apply; 2° In articles R. 6145-6, R. 6…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Demergers involving the participation of joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-22

…in proportion to their rights in the capital of that company, the report referred to in Article L. 236-10 need not be drawn up, nor, where applicable, the report referred to in I of Article L. 236-9.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Deductions

Article 272

…on with sales or services shall be imputed or refunded under the conditions provided for in Article 271 when these sales or services are subsequently cancelled or terminated or when the corresponding…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Foreign trainees

Article L426-23

…inistrative authority may grant this residence permit without the condition set out in article L. 412-1 being applicable.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to certain contraventions

Article 529-2

…exemption to the service indicated in the notice of offence. In the cases provided for by article 529-10, this request must be accompanied by one of the documents required by this article. This reque…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: One-stop shop for live performances

Article R7122-20

…thorised body the first part of the declaration enabling the obligation provided for in article L. 1221-10 to be met. The employer is exempted from sending the documents provided for in article R. 122…

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