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Showing 551560 of 30105 articles for Art. Décret 2015-1763 du 24-12-2015

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Capital reduction

Article L242-24

The chairman, directors or managing directors of a public limited company are liable to a fine of €150,000 if they use shares purchased by the company under article L. 225-208 in order to give employe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Freedom to provide services in the activity of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction by nationals of Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article L321-24

…year if the service provider intends to carry out his professional activity on an occasional basis during the year in question or in the event of a material change in his professional situation.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Receipts, warrants and storage receipts

Article L522-24

Each depositor is issued with one or more receipts. These receipts shall state the name, occupation and domicile of the depositor as well as the nature of the goods deposited and the particulars likel…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Due date.

Article L511-24

…ptor, to have been given on the last day of the period provided for presentation at acceptance. The due date of a bill of exchange drawn at one or more months' date or sight takes place on the corresp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions.

Article L642-24

The liquidator may, with the authorisation of the juge-commissaire and with the debtor heard or duly summoned, compromise and settle all disputes of collective interest to the creditors, even those re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Local chambers of commerce and industry of regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L711-24

The chairmen of local chambers of commerce and industry are members of the Assembly of French Chambers of Commerce and Industry. They are ex officio members of the bureau of the regional chamber of co…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating rules

Article R321-24

The panels of the control commission meet when convened by their chairman.They may only deliberate if three of their members are present or, where appropriate, regularly deputized.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General procedural rules

Article R331-24

…shall be made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or, in accordance with the procedures laid down by the authority, by electronic transmission. It shall include:the name and address…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-24

Amendments to the Articles of Association, and in particular the extension of the company's term, are decided by a majority of three quarters of the votes of all the members. However, an increase in t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-24

On pain of inadmissibility raised automatically, the procedural documents shall be submitted to the court by electronic means. Where this cannot be the case, for a reason unrelated to the person compl…

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