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Showing 13911400 of 33394 articles for Art. Cass. com. 20 June 1995 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 April 2004 · Cass. com. 13 December 1994 · CA Paris 17 September 2013

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-17

…Register of Companies. The new assignee of the site or, failing that, the group or company, as the case may be, reimburses them the value of their shares, increased, where applicable, by the added va…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Unavailability, pledges, enforceability

Article A444-17

…of those listed under the following numbers in Table 3-1 : 1° Number 51 (writ of attachment, in the case of a closed account or a negative balance); 2° Number 55 (writ of attachment of standing crops)…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Rights increases

Article 1758 A

…equal to 10% of the duties charged to the taxpayer or of the undue claim.The increase is raised to 20% in the event of late filing within thirty days of formal notice.II. - This increase is not appli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Choice of treating doctor.

Article R3711-17

…a convicted prisoner. However, when the person has been convicted of a crime referred to inarticle 706-53-13 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the person must be summoned by the coordinating doctor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
c: Other procedural acts

Article R40-17

Where it is clear that the person lodging the appeal lodged it after the expiry of the ten-day period provided for in Article 149-3, the chairman of the committee may, after notifying the persons list…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions.

Article 1375

The court rules on the points of disagreement. It homologates the liquidation statement or refers the parties to the notary to draw up the deed recording the division. In the event of homologation, it…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-20-3

The procedures for the application for authorisation and its examination by the group controller referred to in Articles R. 356-20 and R. 356-20-1 are specified in Articles 347, 348 and 349 of Commiss…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Valuation of securities.

Article D3324-17

In the case provided for in 1° of Article L. 3323-2, the profit-sharing agreement determines the form of the securities allocated, the terms and conditions for holding these securities and the measure…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6362-17

…rwarded to the territorial audit chamber in accordance with the second paragraph of Article LO 6362-7 has not been adopted in real balance, the representative of the State shall refer the matter to th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6262-17

…rwarded to the territorial audit chamber in accordance with the second paragraph of Article LO 6262-7, has not been adopted in real balance, the representative of the State shall refer the matter to t…

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