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Showing 601610 of 41377 articles for Art. Cass. com. 3 Nov. 2004

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-35

…lated market may provide that the effects of any clause in an agreement entered into after 21 April 2004 providing for restrictions on the transfer of shares in the company are unenforceable against t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Voluntary appearance and summons

Article 390

…ting him or her. The summons also informs the accused that the fixed procedural fee due pursuant to 3° of article 1018 A of the General Tax Code may be increased if he does not appear personally at th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R766-3

…nia; 2° References to the Judicial Court are replaced by references to the Court of First Instance; 3° References to the Republic of Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R765-3

…The references to the Judicial Court are replaced by the reference to the Court of First Instance; 3° The references to the Republic of Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norw…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-3

…riod of Ineligibility is not applied or is reduced under the conditions provided for in article L. 232-23-3-10 and without prejudice to the granting of a suspended suspension pursuant to article L. 23…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 300

…liable for value added tax subject to the simplified actual taxation scheme provided for in article 302 septies A, on the annual declaration mentioned in 3 of article 287 filed in respect of the finan…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: General and compulsory formalities on pain of nullity of seizure reports.

Article 324

…er action and at the latest immediately after the seized items have been transported and deposited. 3. a) The report may be drawn up at the place where the seized items are deposited or at the place w…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Formation of the contract

Article L224-30

I.-Where Internet access services or publicly available interpersonal communications services are billed according to the duration or volume of consumption, their providers shall make available to the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Formation of the contract

Article L224-31

Providers of publicly available internet access services or interpersonal communications services shall make available to the consumer a free, easily identifiable and accessible facility to prevent an…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Formation of the contract

Article L224-32

An order of the Minister responsible for consumer affairs, issued after consulting the National Consumer Affairs Council, sets out the list of additional information relating to the level of consumpti…

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