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Showing 45114520 of 22073 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 31 Mar. 2015 – no. 14-10.346

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation without a public offer or with a public offer referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-15

The Articles of Association are signed by the shareholders, either in person or by a proxy holder with special authority, after the custodian's certificate has been drawn up and after the report provi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions

Article L312-15

The penalties laid down in article L. 312-14 apply to the issuing or transfer, whether free of charge or for consideration, of admission tickets to a sporting event in excess of the number of spectato…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-25

The delegation provided for in article L. 131-14 is granted to a federation set up to organise the practice of one or more sports. In its articles of association, the federation shall list exhaustivel…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L2362-9

The provisions of articles L. 2352-14 and L. 2352-15 relating to the protection against dismissal and to the professional secrecy of the members of the special negotiating body of the European Company…

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

Article R421-27

The list and approval procedures for organisations issuing the hosting agreement referred to in article L. 421-14 and the standard model of this agreement are established by joint order of the ministe…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-22

…II of Article 515-11-1 and known as the "anti-rapprochement bracelet", is governed by Articles R. 631-6 to R. 631-14 of the Prison Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single section: Sale of products without packaging

Article D120-6

…as products covered by Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on detergents ; b) On the other hand, not belong to the categories of products mention…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Budgetary rules.

Article R712-19

…are presented to the general meeting of the regional chamber of commerce and industry no later than 31 July of the year following the financial year concerned and are published on the chamber's websit…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: BORDER CONTROLS

Article L331-1

In accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Sc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L1424-48

…matically substituted for the departmental fire and rescue service referred to in Article 56 of Law No. 82-213 of 2 March 1982 on the rights and freedoms of municipalities, departments and regions, as…

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