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Showing 17211730 of 65061 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 March 1953 · Cass. 3e civ. 23 May 1995 · Cass. 3e civ. 21 July 1999 · Cass. com. 3 June 2014 · Cass. com. 2 June 1958 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 January 1971 · Cass. 3e civ. 20 November 1997 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 December 2010

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-233

The public administrations defined in 1° of article L. 100-3 of the code of relations between the public and the administration are required to use the directory identity number exclusively in all cor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-234

In accordance with article R. 123-220 any legal unit, institution or service shall mention in its correspondence with the administrations or bodies defined in 1° of article L. 100-3 of the code of rel…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-232

…rocedure for creating, changing its situation or ceasing its activities provided for in article L. 123-33, they are communicated to the registered legal units via the single body mentioned in the same…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-231

No legal effect attaches to the identification or non-identification of a legal unit registered in the register. It remains subject to any legislative, regulatory or contractual obligation relating to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Appraisal of customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-15

The Public Prosecutor at the Paris Judicial Court, after collecting, where appropriate, the observations of the investigating judges and the presidents of the criminal divisions, draws up, every two y…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Training prior to the issue of the sports agent's licence and ongoing training

Article R222-20

Where provided for in the sports agent regulations, sports agent licence holders undergo ongoing training to update their knowledge.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Events subject to authorisation

Article A331-21

If the itinerary of the event referred to in article A. 331-20 includes one or more liaison sections within the meaning of article R. 331-18, the application for authorisation must also include a list…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 234 decies A

…n subject, for the same property, to the contribution in respect of the income mentioned in article 234 ter and, where applicable, to that provided for in article 234 nonies, and the registration duti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-23

Without prejudice to the programme of water quality analyses provided for in articles R. 1321-15, R. 1321-15-1 and R. 1321-16 and the additional analyses provided for in articles R. 1321-17 and R. 132…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the supervisory authorities by groups.

Article L356-21

I.-The Secretary General of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may ask undertakings subject to group supervision pursuant to Article L. 356-2 as well as affiliated or participating u…

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