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Showing 16211630 of 64513 articles for Art. L. 133-4 et R. 133-3

French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-49

…or who have forfeited the right to direct, administer or manage a company in any capacity whatsoever.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-45

Where the issuing company has continued to pay the proceeds of bonds redeemable as a result of a draw, it may not repeat such sums when such bonds are presented for redemption. Any clause to the contr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Unforeseen expenditure

Article L2573-42

Articles L. 2322-1 and L. 2322-2 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special rules for certain categories of intermediaries

Article L513-4

…onal association are answered within two months of the date of receipt by the association of a complete application. If the approved professional association refuses membership, it will give reasons f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article L123-45

…nd crafts monitors compliance, by the natural persons and legal entities mentioned in 3° of article L. 123-36 : 1° The conditions set out in I et IV de l'article 19 de la loi n° 96-603 du 5 juillet 19…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: General health administration.

Article L1524-4

…nd Title II of Book IV of Part II.In other cases, the Agency may enter into agreements with the competent authorities of Wallis and Futuna.The provisions of Articles L. 1418-1, L. 1418-2, L. 1418-3 an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Presentation and payment

Article L131-39

…on of the various foreign currencies in which cheques are denominated must be followed in order to determine the value of these currencies in French currency. However, the drawer may stipulate that th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Indexation

Article L112-3

By way of derogation from the provisions of article L. 112-1 and the first and second paragraphs of article L. 112-2 and in accordance with procedures defined by decree, the following may be indexed t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Presentation and payment

Article L131-36

Neither the death of the drawer nor the drawer's incapacity occurring after the cheque has been issued affects the effects of the cheque.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Presentation and payment

Article L131-38

A person who pays a cheque without a stop payment is presumed to be validly discharged. The drawee who pays an endorsable cheque is obliged to check the regularity of the series of endorsements, but n…

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