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Showing 561570 of 48272 articles for Art. Cass. com. 5 April 2016 n° 14-15.860 · Cass. 1re civ. 25 May 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 14 March 2012 · Cass. com. 29 April 2003 · Cass. com. 5 February 2020 n° 18-21.689

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L931-14

The second paragraph of Article L. 145-18 reads as follows: "The same applies to property restoration operations involving restoration, conservation, modernisation or demolition work resulting in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article D6431-14

The Board of Directors may only validly deliberate when the majority of the members in office attend the meeting. However, if the required majority is not reached after the meeting has been duly conve…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-14

…id, the purchaser, if he has regained possession of the business, is automatically the receiver and may only perform acts of administration. However, he may apply to the Commercial Court or the interi…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: General Meeting.

Article R214-144

…rmation are sent or made available to all shareholders under the conditions set out in articles R. 214-137 and R. 214-138, no later than fifteen days before the meeting:1° The management company's rep…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article D47-14

…ticle 706-112-1, he is informed, if these rights have not already been exercised: 1° that he or she may appoint a lawyer or request that a lawyer be appointed by the President of the Bar; 2° that he o…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition and operation

Article R5112-14

…r inter-municipal cooperation in the department, on the proposal of the departmental association of mayors. Where there is more than one association, these representatives are appointed by agreement o…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bodies

Article R4021-14

…ard is composed equally of representatives of the professional sections defined in article R. 4021-15, appointed on their proposal by the Director General of the National Agency for Professional Devel…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R1418-14

…uspended until such information or documents are produced. In urgent cases, the Minister for Health may authorise immediate implementation. Decisions relating to the matters set out in 2°, 6°, 7°, 10°…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Staff representative bodies

Article R713-14

…members of the works councils. In companies which have joint departments in application of article 5 of the law of 8th April 1946, a number of seats which takes into account the size of the workforce…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-14

…rade and Companies Register shall be drawn up in accordance with the conditions set out in Article 15 of Decree n°84-406 of 30 May 1984 relating to the Trade and Companies Register. Notwithstanding ar…

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