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Showing 141150 of 51013 articles for Art. L 144-6 · Cass. com. 9 December 2008 n° 06-14.414

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Disputes relating to the award of private law public procurement contracts

Article 1441-1

Applications made pursuant to Articles 2 to 20 of Order no. 2009-515 of 7 May 2009 relating to the review procedures applicable to public procurement contracts shall be lodged, investigated and judged…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation.

Article R814-144

In the case provided for in the second paragraph of article 37 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966, the net assets of the company remaining after extinction of liabilities and repayment of capital a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: The issue of copies of documents and registers.

Article 1440-1

In the event of refusal or silence maintained for two months from the date of the request, the president of the judicial court or, if the refusal emanates from a registrar, the president of the court…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title V: Social security and social assistance

Article 1441-4

The special provisions for claims heard by the judicial courts and courts of appeal specially designated pursuant to Articles L. 211-16 , L. 311-15 and L. 311-16 of the Code de l'organisation judiciai…

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

Article R225-144

The Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, shall indicate in the report provided for in Article L. 225-177 the reasons for granting options to subscribe for or purchase shares…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R322-144

For tontines falling within the scope of Article L. 310-3-2 whose solvency margin does not reach the regulatory minimum, and for tontines falling within the scope of Article L. 310-3-1 whose eligible…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Tax rates

Article 1635 quater N

The rate of the municipal or inter-municipal share of the development tax may be increased by up to 20% in certain sectors by a reasoned decision taken under the conditions provided for in II of artic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions

Article 706-144

…ordered or authorised the seizure of property or the examining magistrate in the event of a judicial investigation being opened after the seizure is made shall have jurisdiction to rule on all reques…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Agreements with companies

Article R5141-144

The file requesting the opinion shall include the following information: 1° For agreements concerning the research and scientific evaluation activities referred to in the third paragraph of Article L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: General Meeting.

Article R214-144

I. - The following documents and information are sent or made available to all shareholders under the conditions set out in articles R. 214-137 and R. 214-138, no later than fifteen days before the me…

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