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Showing 20012010 of 18954 articles for Art. Cass. crim. – 31 Oct. 2000

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline of commercial court judges

Article R724-6

The Bureau of the Court of Cassation meets between 15 and 31 March at the invitation of the First President. It counts the votes and ranks the candidates in descending order of the number of votes obt…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: French overseas departments note-issuing bank (IEDOM)

Article R721-3

…Receives from the Banque de France the information it gathers under the provisions of Articles R. 131-26 to R. 131-31 and R. 131-33 to R. 131-37;2° Carries out the tasks assigned to the Banque de Fra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operation

Article R3262-19

…he paying body ensures, in accordance with the procedures set out in articles R. 3262-26 to R. 3262-31, that the person presenting the vouchers is a restaurant owner, hotel owner-restaurateur, or a si…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Types of practice

Article R743-135

The joint ventures provided for in article 22 of Law No. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 shall be known as sociétés en participation de greffiers de tribunal de commerce. The partnership is not the holder…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Admission to the profession

Article R811-39

Each year, and by 31 December at the latest, judicial administrators removed from the list and authorised to continue handling one or more cases shall make a declaration to the public prosecutor of th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Territorial economic contribution rebate

Article 1647 C quinquies C

…s of trade and craft trades that would have been due in respect of 2010 under this code in force at 31 December 2009, with the exception of the flat-rate coefficients determined in application of arti…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L631-5

…L. 412-5 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the word "départemental" and the words "the law n° 90-449 of 31 May 1990 aimed at implementing the right to housing" are replaced respectively by the word "terri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Accelerated safeguard

Article L628-8

The court adopts the plan under the conditions set out in articles L. 626-31 and L. 626-32 within two months of the opening judgment. At the request of the debtor and the insolvency administrator, the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-53

Subject to the provisions of Article R. 612-31, the request for conversion of the utility certificate application into a patent application shall be made in writing at any time during the period of ei…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration, land registration and stamps

Article 1635 bis P

…ompensation fund for the profession of solicitors at the courts of appeal. This fee is levied until 31 December 2026. The methods of collection and proof of payment of this fee are set by decree in th…

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