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Showing 641650 of 61309 articles for Art. L 212-1 – Dir. 93/13/EEC

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L228-93

…pany may issue securities giving access to equity securities to be issued by the company that directly or indirectly owns more than half of its capital or by the company of which it directly or indire…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-93

The termination of the employment contract may not be notified or take effect during a period of activity in the operational reserve.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 11: Account overdrafts

Article L312-93

Where the overrun continues for more than three months, the creditor shall without delay offer the borrower another type of credit transaction within the meaning of 4° of Article L. 311-1, under the c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local savings companies

Article L512-93

The following may be members of a local savings company: public inter-municipal cooperation bodies with their own tax status and, under the conditions set out in the Articles of Association, natural p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Other cases of recourse to expert appraisal

Article L2315-93

The Chartered Accountant has access to the information under the conditions set out in Articles L. 2315-83 and L. 2315-90. Where the matter is referred to him as part of a merger operation as provided…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article 93-1

If the needs of the investigation so require, the investigating judge may, in the context of a letter rogatory addressed to a foreign State or a European investigation order addressed to a Member Stat…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The form of gifts inter vivos.

Article 931-1

In the event of a formal defect, an inter vivos gift cannot be confirmed. It must be redone in the legal form.After the death of the donor, the confirmation or voluntary execution of a donation by the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Subscription of shares

Article L214-93

I. - Buy and sell orders are recorded in a register kept at the company's registered office, failing which they are null and void. The execution price results from the matching of bid and offer. It is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-93

In the event of the opening of receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings, pursuant to Titles III and IV of Book VI, the persons referred to in these provisions may be made liable for the comp…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Matrimonial brokerage contracts

Article L224-93

Any personalised ad distributed by a professional to offer meetings with a view to marriage or a stable union shall include their name, address or that of their registered office, as well as their tel…

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