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Showing 49714980 of 45508 articles for Art. Cass. com. 24 May 2005 n° 786 · CA Rouen 8 January 2004 · Cass. com. 24 May 1976 · Cass. com. 16 January 2001 · Cass. com. 14 April 1992 · Cass. com. 15 December 2009 · Cass. 1re civ. 15 October 2014

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Insurance and surety bonds.

Article R321-14

The amount of the guarantee granted to an operator 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 the opera…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: General Meeting.

Article R214-146

…he officers of the Meeting. Unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Association, the secretary may be chosen from outside the shareholders.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and membership

Article R1253-14

An employers' group may be set up to make replacements available to: 1° Managers of farms or businesses mentioned in 1° to 4° of Article L. 722-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code; 2° Managers of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Asbestos.

Article R4722-14

The Labour Inspectorate inspection officer may ask the employer carrying out an activity covered by Section 3 of Chapter II of Title I of Book IV, relating to the prevention of risks of exposure to as…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-8

In the case of contributions in kind or the stipulation of special benefits for associates or non-associates, one or more contribution auditors shall be appointed unanimously by the founders or, faili…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article L321-14

…clause that seeks to exclude or limit their liability is deemed to be unwritten.The auctioned goods may only be delivered to the buyer when the operator who organised the sale has received the price o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 12: Notice

Article R5121-148

…y medicinal product or product is compulsory, unless the information referred to in article R. 5121-149 appears directly on the outer packaging or the immediate packaging. It must be written in French…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 quinquies C

I. (Not applicable)II. - 1) Distributions by venture capital companies that meet the conditions set forth in Article 1-1 of Act no. 85-695 of 11 July 1985 on various economic and financial provisions,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Other debts

Article 875

…against the other co-heirs, only for the share that each of them must personally bear, even in the case where the co-heir who has paid the debt has been subrogated to the rights of the creditors ; wi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure.

Article 885

The application shall be made and the matter referred to the court by application delivered to or addressed to the court registry or by a bailiff's deed addressed to that registry in accordance with t…

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