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Showing 1120 of 38592 articles for Art. L. 141-12

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-21

Unless it is the result of a merger subject to the provisions of articles L. 236-8 to L. 236-17 or a demerger subject to the provisions of articles L. 236-20 to L. 236-26, or if it is made to a compan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-22

Within ten days of the last of the publications provided for in articles L. 141-12 and L. 141-13, any unregistered creditor of the transferring shareholder shall notify the registry of the commercial…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transfer of the business assets of the sole trader

Article L526-29

…eemed unwritten: 1° Article 815-14 of the Civil Code; 2° Article 1699 of the same Code; 3° Articles L. 141-12 to L. 141-22 of this Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L6161-3

…l analysis. Certification reports are forwarded to the Cour des Comptes in accordance with articles L. 132-4 and L. 141-12 of the Code des juridictions financières.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Obtaining documents held by a third party.

Article 141

In the event of difficulty, or if any legitimate impediment is invoked, the judge who ordered the delivery or production may, on application without form made to him, retract or modify his decision. T…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 141-2

…ision, the examining magistrate may issue an arrest warrant or a warrant to bring him or her to trial. The investigating judge may also, under the conditions set out in the fourth paragraph of article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 141-1

The powers conferred on the investigating judge by Articles 139 and 140shall, in any event, fall within the jurisdiction of the competent court according to the distinctions of Article 148-1.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 141-4

The police and gendarmerie units may, ex officio or on the instruction of the investigating judge, apprehend any person placed under judicial supervision against whom there are one or more plausible g…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 141-3

When pre-trial detention is ordered following the revocation of a judicial supervision order against a person previously placed in pre-trial detention for the same acts, the cumulative period of deten…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 141-5

…t weapons are currently in his home. If weapons are discovered, they are seized and placed under seal.

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