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Showing 30813090 of 49367 articles for Art. Cass. com. 6 June 1990 · Cass. com. 3 June 2014 · Cass. 1re civ. 8 January 2002

French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-65

…omise or for a settlement of rights in dispute or which have been the subject of judicial decisions;3° On proposals for mergers in the cases provided for in Article L. 236-14 and demergers in the case…

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

Article D5217-6

…casts with no realisations.b) Operating section:- for itemisable expenditure and revenue, in group 93 "Individualised services", supplemented by the number of one of the ten functions of the functiona…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 3-2-3 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 321-6)

Article Annexe 3-2-3

CANDIDATE FOR THE EXAMINATION OF SKILLS PROVIDED FORIN ARTICLE R. 321-19 OF THE CODE OF COMMERCEI, the undersigned ..............................................................................Born on…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 65

…at he or she has committed or attempted to commit this offence, the information provided for in 1°, 3° and 4° of Article 61-1 and be informed that they have the right to be assisted by a lawyer in acc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Application procedures

Article L224-8

…of a contract whose purpose is to cover supplementary retirement commitments mentioned inarticle L. 381-1 of the Insurance Code.The retirement savings plan is opened in the form of a company retiremen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of financial securities

Article R211-6

…inancial securities admitted to its operations and for intermediaries referred to in Article L. 211-3 who thereby become members.For financial securities admitted to its operations, it ensures deliver…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-6

…s or breaches of the following provisions:1° Chapters I, II and IV of Title I of Book I;2° Sections 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Chapter I of Title II of Book I;3° Chapters I, II, III, IV, V, VI and VII of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: First and second category operations.

Article R4532-63

…address of the contractor; 2° The foreseeable changes in the number of people working on the site; 3° Where applicable, the name and position of the person responsible for supervising the execution o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-8

When it does not constitute the violation mentioned in 4° of article L. 232-10, the fact that any person, within the framework of the investigations mentioned in 3° of I of article L. 232-5 and in art…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities.

Article R123-208-8

…n itinerant commercial or craft activity without the prior declaration provided for in article L. 123-29 of the French Commercial Code is punishable by the fine provided for 4th class contraventions.…

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