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Showing 21212130 of 56854 articles for Art. Cass. com. 31-1-2017 n° 14-29.474

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article R641-31

I.-Articles R. 624-13 to R. 624-15 shall apply to judicial liquidation proceedings subject to the following provisions: The application made on the basis of articles L. 624-9, L. 624-10, L. 624-18 or…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expenditure

Article R1418-31

In order to carry out its missions, the Agence de la biomédecine may in particular: 1° Acquire the necessary movable or immovable property; 2° Allocate grants, loans or advances from its own budget to…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Control

Article R5132-1-14

At the end of the procedure set out in article R. 5132-1-13, the Prefect of the département may decide to suspend for a fixed period or withdraw the structure's ability to prescribe a pathway to integ…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial assistance and exemptions.

Article L5134-31

Recruitment under an employment support contract gives entitlement to exemption : 1° For the legal entities mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 5134-21 of this code, from the contributions payable by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-31

If, at the time of his appearance, the wanted person declares that he consents to his surrender, the investigating chamber informs him of the legal consequences of his consent and of its irrevocable n…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Commercial leases.

Article R145-31

As soon as the statement of facts or report has been filed, the court clerk's office shall notify the parties by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt of the date on which the case will be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-31

The envelopes are counted before the count, as and when they are received, on the voters' list.At the start of the count, the polling station checks that the number of envelopes to be opened correspon…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article R224-31

The obligation set out in article L. 224-109 is not applicable when parts from the circular economy are not available within the timeframe compatible with the date or timeframe for the provision of th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Calculation methods for fiction, animation and audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-42

Only works with French hourly expenditure equal to or greater than:1° €60,000 for works in the fiction genre;2° €122,000 for works in the animation genre;3° €54,000 for works in the audiovisual adapta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-31

In accordance with the last paragraph of Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealin…

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