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Showing 361370 of 50653 articles for Art. Cass. com. 2 février 2016 n° 14-21739

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The arbitration agreement.

Article 1447

An arbitration agreement is independent of the contract to which it relates. It is not affected by the ineffectiveness of the latter. When void, the arbitration clause is deemed unwritten.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: The arbitration award

Article 1480

The arbitral award shall be made by a majority vote. It shall be signed by all the arbitrators. If a minority of them refuse to sign it, the award shall so state and the award shall have the same effe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Criminal provisions: breaches of market transparency

Article R764-14

…mn of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 465-1 to R. 465-4n° 2016-1121 of 11 August 2016

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to savings products

Article L743-14

…ed in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 221-35 law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 221-36 Order no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010 L. 221-37 Act n…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to savings products

Article L742-14

…ed in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 221-35 law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 221-36 Order no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010 L. 221-37 Act n…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Communal and inter-communal social action centres (R).

Article R2113-14

The section of the local social action centre, created by application of article L. 2113-13, in its wording prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010de réforme des collectivités territoriales,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administration.

Article L322-14

The national insurance undertakings referred to in Article L. 322-5 may be managed by the Board of Directors of the central company of their group. They may also have the same Chairman and Chief Execu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-14

Preference shares may be converted into ordinary shares or into preference shares of another class. In the event of the conversion of preference shares into shares resulting in a capital reduction not…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Withholding

Article L722-14

…ted of infringing a geographical indication is implemented after a request mentioned in Article L. 722-9 has been accepted, goods transported in small consignments suspected of infringing a geographic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Designation

Article L2122-14

…ent within the fortnight. However, if the council is in one of the cases provided for in Article L. 2122-8, the necessary elections are held and the municipal council is convened to proceed with the r…

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