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Showing 35913600 of 23652 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 juin 2009 n° 08-17843

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L228-29-8

…se issued pursuant to decisions of general meetings prior to the entry into force of the ordonnance n° 2004-604 du 24 juin 2004 portant réforme du régime des valeurs mobilières émises par les sociétés…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article R950-1

…2007-431 of 27 March 2007Article R. 123-28Decree No. 2007-1851 of 26 December 2007 Article R. 123-29Decree No. 2007-431 of 27 March 2007Article R. 123-30Decree No. 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 Articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter 4: Special provisions

Article R355-56

…d by the words: "who have not been suspended under article 65 of order no. 45-2184 of 24 September 1945 relating to the practice and organisation of the professions of doctor, dental surgeon and midwi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article L771-5

…ame table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR REACTION L. 751-2 to L. 751-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 751-5Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2018-1125 du 12 décembre 2018 p…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the formation and performance of contracts

Article R252-1

…f the same table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR WORDS R. 222-1 to R. 222-4 Resulting from the décret n° 2016-884 du 29 juin 2016R. 242-1 to R. 242-4 Resulting from decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article R351-4

…of the same table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR REWORD R. 314-1 to R. 314-10 Resulting from décret n° 2016-884 du 29 juin 2016

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L362-2

…his book in Saint-Barthélemy: 1° Unless otherwise provided, the references to Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules govern…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L363-2

…of this book in Saint-Martin: 1° Unless otherwise provided, the references to Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules govern…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-177

Deeds and formalities relating to the land register décret n° 2009-1193 du 7 octobre 2009relatif au livre foncier et à son informatisation dans les départements du Bas-Rhin, du Haut-Rhin et de la Mose…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Judicial separation of property.

Article 1293

…xtract of the application has been entered in the civil register mentioned in l'article 4 du décret n° 65-422 du 1er juin 1965 portant création d'un service central d'état civil au ministère des affai…

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