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Showing 35213530 of 21310 articles for Art. Cass. com. 25 March 2003

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Reduction of capital

Article R22-10-38

…the purchase notice in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires, provided for by Article R. 225-153, is applicable when the company's shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Services managed under agreements

Article R2222-6

When contracts or agreements signed by a municipality or municipal public body are transferred, even partially, the concessionaire is subject to the same obligations as the transferor with regard to c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Relations between departments and companies (R)

Article R3241-6

When contracts or agreements signed by a department or a departmental public establishment are transferred, even partially, the concessionaire is subject to the same obligations as the transferor with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conformity assessment with internal production control, also known as the "EC self-certification" procedure

Article R4313-22

The manufacturer, importer or any other person responsible for placing the equipment on the market shall draw up the technical file provided for in Article R. 4313-6 for each type of machine or person…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-24

…Articles R. 356-26 and R. 356-27 apply, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article R. 356-25, to any insurance or reinsurance undertaking having its registered office in France which is the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to specialised financing bodies

Article L214-190-1

…ng body may issue debt securities are defined by decree. The General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers sets the conditions for subscription, sale and redemption of units, shares or deb…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Financing small-scale fishing

Article 238 bis HP

…17 undecies.By way of derogation from the first paragraph, approved companies may, up to a limit of 25% of their paid-up share capital, place or leave their liquid assets in interest-bearing accounts…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Sectoral global markets

Article L2171-6

I. - Société du Grand Paris may award an overall contract to an economic operator for all or part of the design, construction and development of the infrastructure of the Greater Paris public transpor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions

Article L420-1

…the meaning of Article L. 424-1 or an organised trading facility within the meaning of Article L. 425-1.A trading platform manager is a market undertaking or an investment services provider other tha…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-19

I.-With a view to providing the service referred to in Article L. 321-1.2, investment service providers other than portfolio management companies shall adopt and apply procedures to ensure that client…

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