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Showing 13811390 of 18298 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 Oct. 1986

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Admission to the profession

Article R811-31-1

…f the commission. It is accompanied by the certificate of achievement referred to in article R. 811-28-6 corresponding to the speciality mention applied for. The commission decides on the request for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : State financial aid

Article R3334-4

…2334-22 to R. 2334-26, from the second paragraph of Article R. 2334-27 as well as Articles R. 2334-28 to R. 2334-31 are applicable to the share of the allocation to support departmental investment pr…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Right of access to premises and places of business and home visits.

Article 64

…ble. They are accompanied by a judicial police officer or a customs officer authorised underarticle 28-1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Authorised customs officers may, during the visit, seize goo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Procedures for mobilising trade receivables.

Article R313-17

…contract or subcontract: amount or valuation : "In accordance with the provisions of article L. 313-28, we ask you to cease, with effect from receipt of this notification, all payments in respect of t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article R312-10

The credit agreement provided for in Article L. 312-28 is drawn up in characters no smaller than eight-point type. It shall include clearly and legibly, in the order specified below: 1° The identity a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Rights of press publishers and press agencies

Article L218-1

…s a press publication or an online press service within the meaning of law no. 86-897 of 1st August 1986 reforming the legal status of the press. IV. IV.-This chapter applies to press publishers and p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis HF

…h-language works, as defined in the decree issued in application of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication, of the nationality of a State party to the European Conve…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title III: Procedures and penalties

Article R335-5

…gulatory Authority) designated in application of IV of Article 4 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication to implement a means of securing his or her access that will preven…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article R228-31

The decisions of the general meetings of shareholders referred to in article R. 228-28 are published in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires. This publication indicates the date on which the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-1

The commission provided for in Article 28-1, the assent of which is required for the designation of customs officers in categories A and B authorised to carry out judicial investigations at the reques…

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