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Showing 51015110 of 52621 articles for Art. L 145-17 · Cass. 3e civ. 22 February 1968 · CA Paris 13 February 2008 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 June 1998 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 March 1969

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Invalidity

Article L235-7

Where the nullity of acts and deliberations subsequent to the formation of the company is based on a breach of the rules of disclosure, any person with an interest in the regularisation of the act may…

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Section 1: General provisions

Article L237-7

The transfer of all or part of the assets of the company in liquidation to the liquidator or his employees or to their spouse, ascendants or descendants is prohibited.

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Chapter II: The European Economic Interest Grouping.

Article L252-7

The provisions of the preceding chapter applicable to economic interest groupings under French law relating to accounting obligations, auditing of accounts and liquidation are applicable to European e…

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Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-7

The economic interest group may issue bonds, under the general conditions for the issue of such securities by companies, if it is itself composed exclusively of companies which satisfy the conditions…

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TITLE I: Clearance sales, unpacking sales, sales on sale and factory outlet sales.

Article L310-7

Detailed rules for the application of the provisions of this Title shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, and in particular the sectors in which announcements, irrespective of the medium,…

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Section 1: Conditions of liability

Article L481-7

It is presumed until proven otherwise that an agreement between competitors causes harm.

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Subsection 2: Copies.

Article L511-75

Any bearer of a bill of exchange has the right to make copies of it. The copy must reproduce exactly the original with the endorsements and all other particulars appearing thereon. It must indicate wh…

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Subsection 2: Copies.

Article L511-76

The copy must name the holder of the original document of title. The latter is bound to deliver the said document of title to the lawful bearer of the copy. If he refuses to do so, the bearer may exer…

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Section 15: General provisions.

Article L511-79

Payment of a bill of exchange due on a legal holiday may only be demanded on the first working day thereafter. Similarly, all other acts relating to the bill of exchange, in particular presentation fo…

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Subsection 2: Payment by intervention.

Article L511-70

Payment by intervention must be evidenced by an acknowledgment given on the bill of exchange, with an indication of the person for whom it is made. In the absence of this indication, the payment is de…

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