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Showing 16211630 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 2: Shares.

Article L228-17

In the event of a merger or demerger, the preference shares may be exchanged for shares of the companies benefiting from the transfer of assets and liabilities with equivalent special rights, or accor…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rules common to leases of houses and rural property.

Article 1751-1

…favour of the other partner. The lessor is summoned to the proceedings. The judge assesses the application in consideration of the social and family interests of the parties.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure before the liberty and custody judge

Article R3211-17

…measure to keep the patient at the disposal of the court is then immediately terminated, except in cases where the judge has deferred the effect of the release of the full hospitalisation measure.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article L3332-17

The rules of the company savings plan provide that part of the sums collected may be allocated to the acquisition of units in funds invested, within the limits provided for in article L. 214-164 of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution and supply of labile blood products

Article R1221-20-1

…lood depot must meet the following conditions: 1° Have an organisation and resources enabling it to carry out its activities in accordance with the procedures defined by order of the Minister for Heal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities.

Article R123-208-2

…ades and crafts even though they would be registered in the Trade and Companies Register.Any person carrying on a commercial or craft activity who is not subject to registration in a legal publicity r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the special grant for school construction and equipment

Article D2564-17

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental councils.

Article L4123-17

…des sages-femmes of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, as well as its powers and responsibilities, are identical to those of the departmental councils of each of these orders. At the time of the first election…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Modification of the jurisdiction of commercial courts following a new delimitation of administrative or judicial districts and the transfer of the registry of mixed commercial courts.

Article R743-176

…ficers who have not yet been replaced or their successors, other than those mentioned in article R. 743-169, as a result of changes in territorial jurisdiction, shall, in the absence of agreements bet…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Royalties payable for oil pipelines (R).

Article R3333-17

…fee payable to a département for the occupation of its public domain by pipelines transporting hydrocarbons or chemical products is set by deliberation of the département council after consulting the…

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