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Showing 14211430 of 50455 articles for Art. Cass. com. 10 February 1987 n° 85-13.262 · Cass. com. 12 June 2007 n° 06-14.872 · Cass. com. 16 May 1995 · Cass. com. 27 May 2015 n° 14-14.744 · Cass. com. 12 December 1995 · Cass. com. 21 May 1996 · BOI-ENR-DMTOM-10-10-10 et -10-20-10

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Insurance and bonding of sworn commodity brokers

Article R131-10

The amount of the guarantee granted to a sworn goods broker may not be less than the higher of the following two sums: 1° The average monthly sales figure, including taxes and net of fees, achieved by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-104

Shareholders' meetings are convened in accordance with the forms and deadlines laid down by decree of the Conseil d'Etat. Any meeting that is improperly convened may be annulled. However, an action fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article L3142-107

The employer may defer the start of the leave or the beginning of the period of part-time work, up to a maximum of six months from the employee's request, without prejudice to the application of artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Suspension and termination of the employment contract or training agreement

Article L4733-10

The refusal decision by the Regional Director of Business, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment may be accompanied by a prohibition on the employer recruiting or taking on new young people…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-101

The two members of the meeting with the highest number of votes who accept this function are the scrutineers of the meeting. The officers of the meeting appoint its secretary who, unless otherwise pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation of the company.

Article R814-106

The liquidator may not take up his duties until he has completed the formalities for publication in the Trade and Companies Register and informed the National Registration and Disciplinary Commission…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: In-patient and out-patient duties of maieutics students

Article R6153-104

…by the internal regulations of the maieutics training structure. The director of the host hospital may exclude any student whose behaviour is such as to compromise the smooth running of the departmen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Special declaration system

Article 102 ter

…0 is equal to the gross amount of annual receipts less a flat-rate allowance of 34%. This allowance may not be less than €305.Capital gains or losses arising from the sale of assets used in the busine…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approvals

Article L321-10

In order to grant or refuse the administrative authorisations provided for in Articles L. 321-1, L. 321-7 and L. 329-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution verifies that the following…

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

Article L2411-10

…grazing agreement concluded under the conditions provided for in article L. 481-1 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime (Rural and Maritime Fishing Code) or by agreement to make land available to…

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