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Showing 251260 of 25706 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 December 1991 · Cass. com. 12 November 1992 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 November 1987

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to medical biology laboratories authorised in France

Article D6221-24

The application for administrative authorisation provided for in Article L. 6211-2 as it read prior to the entry into force of Order No. 2010-49 of 13 January 2010 as amended relating to medical biolo…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6 : Conversion of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-244

The conversion decision is taken on the report of the company's statutory auditors, if any. The report certifies that the shareholders' equity is at least equal to the share capital.The conversion is…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Title III: Security agents

Article 2488-10

The rights and assets acquired by the security agent in the exercise of his mission may only be seized by the holders of claims arising from their safekeeping or management, subject to the exercise of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article A712-24

The supervisory authority may refuse to approve any budget that does not take into account the methods for distributing funding decided by CCI France or, for the budgets of territorial chambers of com…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Membership and termination of membership.

Article R4622-24

Authorisation to cease membership of an inter-company occupational health and prevention service is deemed to have been granted by the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory licences in the interests of public health

Article R613-24

In proceedings to fix the royalties provided for in article L. 613-17 (paragraph 3), the summons shall be served on a fixed date.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial investment advisers

Article R775-24

…icle R. 541-11 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands as amended by Decree no. 2020-1148 of 17 September 2020.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company

Article R5125-24-6

…ns financières de profession libérale de pharmaciens d'officine by merger or takeover, articles R. 5125-24-1 to R. 5125-24-5 are applicable.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Special deposits.

Article 177

1. Quantities of products cleared through customs for use in special depots which cannot be presented to the customs department during its inspections and whose delivery to users benefiting from the s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Injunction and regularisation

Article R131-17

When a payment incident occurs on the same account after a previous incident that has not been cleared, a new injunction is sent by simple letter. The holder is informed that the current ban will cont…

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