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Showing 17611770 of 59246 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 June 2009 n° 08-10.350 · Cass. com. 22 October 1996 · Cass. 1re civ. 22 May 1991 · Cass. 1re civ. 10 July 1996 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 April 2003

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-40

Where, in the cases provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 22-10-39, the shareholder is represented by a person other than his spouse or the partner with whom he has entered into a civil so…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Civil status documents concerning soldiers and sailors in certain special cases.

Article 97

Death certificates received by the military authority, in all cases provided for in Article 93 above, or by the civil authority for members of the armed forces, civilians taking part in their action,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional card

Article R4222-9

A pharmacist wishing to obtain a European professional card pursuant to Article L. 4002-2 submits his application electronically, together with supporting documents, to a regional directorate for yout…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees

Article L22-10-57

…giving the right to subscribe for or purchase shares to a corporate officer pursuant to Article L. 225-185 is carried out in accordance with the conditions set out in articles L. 22-10-8, L. 22-10-26…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R521-10

Where the foreign national is in the case provided for in c or d of 2° of Article L. 542-2, the Prefect may take a decision to refuse to issue the asylum application certificate.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
14°: Sailors and fishermen from the municipality of Fort-Mardyck

Article 1047

All deeds drawn up pursuant to Act no. 62-883 of 31 July 1962, abolishing the privilege of sailors and fishermen in the municipality of Fort-Mardyck, are exempt from registration duties and land regis…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 992

…eparate post, to the Minister responsible for the Sea, who forwards them in accordance with article 983.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Form, statements and registration of retail declarations.

Article 99

…oms officials shall immediately register accounting entries which they have accepted as admissible. 2. Declarations which are irregular in form or which are not accompanied by the documents required t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article A37-10

The official statement of offence referred to in Article A. 37-1 is orange in colour and its characteristics are as follows: I.-On the front, on the left-hand side, are the details provided for in I o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Travel documents

Article R561-10

In addition to the cases of withdrawal provided for by law, the travel document may be withdrawn and must be returned by the foreign national when the holder no longer meets the conditions for its iss…

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