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Showing 51115120 of 52097 articles for Art. L 144-10 · Cass. com. 22 January 1991 · CA Paris 31 March 1994 · Cass. com. 9 November 2004 · Cass. com. 22 December 1980 · Cass. com. 21 April 1977

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article R22-10-14

I.-The remuneration policy referred to in I of Article L. 22-10-8 presents the following information, relating to all corporate officers: 1° The way in which it respects the company's interests and co…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I bis: Provisions relating to the duty allocated to the compensation fund for the profession of solicitors at the courts of appeal

Article 963

Where the appeal falls within the scope of Article 1635 bis P of the General Tax Code, the parties must provide proof of payment of the duty provided for in that Article, failing which the appeal or t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article R533-21-2

Investment firms shall require the instruments referred to in Article L. 533-30-11 to be held for a minimum period defined under the conditions set out in Article L. 533-30-1 so as to align the incent…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Orders on request.

Article 959

The application shall be presented by a lawyer where the proceedings before the court involve the constitution of a lawyer under the conditions provided for in Article 930-1.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article R22-10-29

The thresholds provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 22-10-36, assessed on the closing date of the financial year, are set at 20 million euros for the balance sheet total, 40 million euros…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-10

In the event of death, blood sampling and examination of the body are carried out either under the conditions provided for in article R. 3354-5, the second paragraph of article R. 3354-7, articles R.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Repeal of expulsion decisions

Article R632-9

The expulsion decision may be revoked at any time by the authority that took it.The revocation of an expulsion decision taken, prior to the entry into force of decree no. 97-24 of 13 January 1997, by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Trial of crimes

Article 909

For the application of article 236, the President of the High Court of Appeal shall, if necessary, convene the Criminal Court by order made after consulting the Public Prosecutor.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Caisses de mutualité sociale agricole (agricultural social security funds)

Article 1027

I. - The tax benefits provided by articles 1083 and 1084 are applicable to the caisses de mutualité sociale agricole. II. - 1. As stated in article L. 723-4 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-21

SPECIFICATIONSThe following provisions apply in the absence of specific provisions set out in the decree for the term in question.A. - Clauses general to all specific environmentsClause 1. - The schoo…

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