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Showing 29812990 of 66696 articles for Art. L 146-1 · Cass. com. 3 December 1991 · Cass. soc. 19 June 2013

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle.

Article L731-3

The commercial chamber is composed of a member of the judicial court, the president, two elected assessors and a court clerk. The assessors are elected under the conditions set out in articles L. 723-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Offences relating to public limited companies with a management board and a supervisory board

Article L242-30

The penalties provided for by articles L. 242-1 to L. 242-24 for chairmen, general managers and directors of public limited companies are applicable, according to their respective attributions, to mem…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Experimentation

Article LO1113-3

The representative of the State may request that an appeal against the decision referred to in article LO 1113-2 be suspended; the decision shall then cease to have effect until the administrative cou…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-30

Until the borrower signs the offer referred to in article L. 313-24, the lender may not refuse another insurance contract as collateral, provided that this contract offers a level of cover equivalent…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-32

The lender may not, in return for accepting as collateral an insurance contract other than the insurance contract it offers, including in the event of exercise of the right of cancellation pursuant to…

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

Article L522-31

…f the warrant separated from the receipt, may, eight days after the protest, and without any judicial formality, have the public auction and wholesale sale of the goods committed carried out by public…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Responsibilities

Article L4422-36

The Corsican Economic, Social, Environmental and Cultural Council is consulted in advance by the President of the Corsican Executive Council on: the draft sustainable development plan for Corsica and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Powers of the Executive Council

Article LO6253-3

Subject to the provisions of Chapter II of this Title, the Executive Council may, within the framework of the prerogatives conferred upon it by this Chapter, entrust each of its members with the manag…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Powers of the Executive Council

Article LO6463-3

Subject to the provisions of Chapter II of this Title, the Executive Council may, within the framework of the prerogatives conferred upon it by this Chapter, entrust each of its members with the manag…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement

Article L7125-32

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