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Showing 42714280 of 22664 articles for Art. Cass. crim. 30 janvier 2019 n° 17-85304

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration

Article R822-2

…uties of statutory auditor; 2° Hold the diploma of higher accounting studies governed by the décret n° 81-537 du 12 mai 1981 relatif au diplôme d'études comptables supérieures ou du diplôme d'études s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-131

The sale to the user under a leasing transaction (number 115 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of an emolument proportional to the residual value of the property, according to the following sca…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Miscellaneous acts

Article A444-163-6

The certificate of ownership that is issued following the determination of the occurrence of a resolutory condition leading to the revocation of a donation pursuant to the article 960 of the civil cod…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Miscellaneous acts

Article A444-163-5

The ownership certificate issued following the automatic dissolution of a non-trading property company that has not been registered and which results in undivided ownership between the former partners…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Miscellaneous acts

Article A444-163-2

The establishment by notarial deed of the promise to sell lasting more than eighteen months provided for in article L. 290-1 du code de la construction et de l'habitat gives rise to the collection of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Implementation.

Article L2331-4

The undertakings referred to in points a and c of paragraph 5 of Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on concentrations shall not be regarded as dominant undertakings.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Revenue

Article L3543-2

Articles L. 3332-1-1, L. 3332-2-1 and L. 3333-1 to L. 3333-10 are applicable in Mayotte from 1 January 2014.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions relating to checks prior to opening a Livret A passbook account

Article R221-126

The provisions of articles R. 221-121 to R. 221-125 are applicable to Crédit Mutuel special passbook accounts opened before 1 January 2009.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-11

…hat these contracts have been made compulsory in accordance with Article 164 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of 17 December 2013 before 1 January 2019 and that their extension is renewed from that dat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Relations between the High Council and its foreign counterparts

Article R821-16

When, in the context of cooperation with the authorities of other Member States of the European Union exercising powers similar to its own or with the European authorities mentioned in 9° of I of Arti…

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