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Showing 60216030 of 21808 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 25 Jan. 2017 – no. 15-23.547

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R621-8

…l nature of the insolvency proceedings within the meaning of Article 3(1), (2) or (4) of Regulation No. (EU) 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings and the court with jurisdiction to hear t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-1

…ty, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 ;- of Article 36 of Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 of 25 June 2019 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L775-14

…nd column of the same table: " Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 519-1 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 519-1-1 Order no. 2016-351 of 25 March 2016 L. 519-2 Ordinance…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Information on the social conditions under which products are manufactured

Article D113-1

For the application of the provisions of Article L. 113-1, the following constitute international conventions relating to fundamental human rights: 1° The International Covenant on Civil and Political…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1611-10

…f and notify them of any subsequent developments in the procedure initiated on the basis of Article 258 or 260 of the same Treaty. II. - The local authorities and their groupings and public establishm…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-177

…tutory auditor appointed for this purpose in accordance with the procedures set out in Articles L. 225-228 or L. 22-10-6. If the company's shares are not admitted to trading on a regulated market, the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent and temporary sports stadiums

Article A312-3

…n solidity, after examination of the design documents, under the conditions set out in articles R. 125-18 and R. 125-19 of the French Construction and Housing Code;3° An enlarged site plan;4° A plan o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article L642-2

I.-Where the court considers that the sale of all or part of the business is conceivable, it shall authorise the business to continue and shall set the time limit within which takeover offers must rea…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-16

…sion by the municipal council or the Paris council taken under the conditions set out in article L. 2511-36.The arrondissement council manages local facilities, subject to the provisions of article L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-298

The clerk of the commercial court or of the judicial court shall request the keeper of the National Register of Companies, via the single body mentioned in Article R. 123-1, to enter the following inf…

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