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Showing 23112320 of 62395 articles for Art. Cass. com. 6 April 1993 · Cass. com. 10 March 1998 · Cass. com. 20 September 2011 n° 10-20.664 · Cass. com. 2 May 1984 · Cass. com. 26 October 1993 · Cass. com. 19 May 1998 · Cass. com. 7 November 1989

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-105

…5% of the share capital or a shareholders' association meeting the conditions set out in Article L. 225-120 may request that items or draft resolutions be included on the agenda. These items or draft…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opticians.

Article L4362-10

…ctive lenses or contact lenses are dispensed for the first time following a prescription, opticians may adapt the prescription with the written agreement of the prescribing practitioner. Opticians may…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-10

…requested deferment of publication for three years at the time of filing. Deferment of publication may only relate to the entire filing. Publication only takes place at the end of the three-year peri…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L5217-10-15

The certified accounts of the bodies mentioned in 4° of Article L. 5217-10-14 are transmitted to the metropolitan authority.They are communicated by the metropolitan authority to the elected members o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-101

Mutual insurance companies may only be validly constituted if they have at least three hundred members. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article R221-10

A creditor may not sue a partner, in the absence of payment or provision of guarantees by the company, until at least eight days after formal notice has been given by the company. This period may be e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Guarantee undertaking

Article R7123-26

Financial guarantees may only be given by mutual guarantee companies whose sole purpose is to guarantee the claims defined in article R. 7123-20.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating to ownership and transfer of ownership

Article A444-101

…sales of businesses, business components, production units, branches of business activity (number 68 in table 5) give rise, when they are subject to land registration, to the collection of a fee pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-10

…sheet, profit and loss account and notes to the accounts, in breach of the provisions of article L. 6352-6, is liable to a fine of 4,500 euros.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 quindecies

I.-Those liable for the excise duty on energy mentioned in article L. 312-1 of the code of taxes on goods and services and levied on products in the gas oil, petrol and jet fuel tax categories are lia…

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