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Showing 16411650 of 20171 articles for Art. Cass. crim. 22 January 1990

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-179

…ior to the opening of the option, by the company itself under the conditions defined in Articles L. 225-208 or L. 22-10-62. The Extraordinary General Meeting sets the period during which this authoris…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reintegration into French nationality

Article 24-3

…ration has effect in respect of children under the age of eighteen under the conditions of articles 22-1and 22-2 of this title.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-47-4

…imes and offences referred to in Article 706-47 of this Code; 2° The crimes referred to in Articles 221-1 to 221-5,222-7,222-8,222-10 and 222-14 of the Penal Code and, when committed on a minor under…

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

Article R225-140

In all the cases mentioned in articles R. 22-10-37, R. 225-139 and R. 228-91, the number of shares under option is adjusted so that the total subscription or purchase price remains constant. However,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation, entry on the list, articles of association and registration.

Article R814-60

…ch is held by partners mentioned in 6° of B of I of the article 5 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions subject to legislative…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exceptional aid to programming groups and agreements

Article 919-69

…for exceptional aid;2° Average sales are determined :a) For groupings and cartels created before 1 January 2017, by taking into account the period between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2019;b) For g…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-10

…onvention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, opened for signature in New York on 10 January 2000, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions set out in Article 689-1 any person g…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Establishments manufacturing, importing or distributing medicated feed.

Article R5142-60

…visions relating to full-time practice and replacement contained in articles R. 5142-20 and R. 5142-22 to R. 5142-30 do not apply to the pharmacist or veterinarian mentioned in article R. 5142-54. How…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Capital increases

Article R22-10-35

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article R. 225-130, when the sale relates to equity securities admitted to trading on a regulated market or to the operations of a central depository referr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article L773-30

…resulting from L. 533-1 Ordinance no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 533-2 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 533-2-1 to L. 533-2-3 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 533-3, Order no. 2017-11…

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