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Showing 531540 of 44553 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 June 1968 · Cass. com. 11 March 2008 · Cass. com. 12 July 1982 · Cass. com. 17 April 1953 · Cass. com. 4 December 1968 · CA Versailles 14 September 2006

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Freedom to provide services in the activity of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction by nationals of Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article L321-26

To be able to carry out the activity of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction on a temporary and occasional basis, a national of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party…

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

Article R356-26

I.-Without prejudice to Articles R. 356-20 to R. 356-20-3, the Solvency Capital Requirement of a subsidiary referred to in Article R. 356-24 is calculated in accordance with the provisions of this Art…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The date on which divorce takes effect

Article 262-1

…ability, unless that agreement stipulates otherwise;-when it is pronounced by mutual consent in the case provided for in 1° of Article 229-2, on the date of homologation of the agreement settling all…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article L225-269

…he event of dissolution, the corporate assets are distributed among the shareholders only after the capital shares have been fully amortised. The portion representing the labour shares, in accordance…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article R612-26

…ords or documents relating to the situation of the person being inspected and to all the operations carried out by that person. They may obtain copies, in electronic form if necessary. They may carry…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Exemptions granted by the mayor.

Article L3132-26

…stablishments where the weekly rest period normally takes place on Sundays, this rest period may be cancelled on the Sundays designated for each retail establishment by decision of the mayor taken aft…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Interest on arrears, flat-rate compensation and additional compensation for recovery costs

Article R3133-26

Interest on arrears runs from the day following the expiry of the payment period or the due date stipulated in the concession contract, up to and including the date on which the principal is paid.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Management of psychiatric emergencies

Article D6124-26-7

In addition to the members mentioned in articles D. 6124-17 to D. 6124-21, the staff of the emergency department of a health care establishment includes at least, depending on the case : 1° A nurse wi…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-26

The conditions for submitting the application and the contents of the file shall be specified by decision of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property, in particular as reg…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-26

…ng the business, where the continuation of the business has been authorised pursuant to Article L. 641-10 (number 12 of table 4-3), is set in proportion to the amount of turnover, according to the fol…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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