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Showing 56715680 of 17922 articles for Art. Lonsdale v Howard & Hallam [2007] UKHL 32

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Non-seizability of the principal residence

Article L526-1

As an exception to articles 2284 and 2285 of the Civil Code, the rights of a natural person registered in the National Register of Companies in the property where his or her main residence is fixed ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Multiple copies.

Article L511-74

…other copies the name of the person in whose hands this copy is. The latter is obliged to hand it over to the lawful bearer of another copy. If he refuses to do so, the bearer may only exercise recou…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Non-seizability of the principal residence

Article L526-2

The declaration provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 526-1, received by a notary under penalty of nullity, contains a detailed description of the assets and an indication of whether they…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Multiple copies.

Article L511-72

The bill of exchange may be drawn in several identical copies. These copies must be numbered in the text of the document itself; otherwise, each of them is considered to be a separate bill of exchange…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Monitoring commercial development.

Article L751-9

…ission nationale d'aménagement commercial publishes a report incorporating data relating to the activity of the departmental and national commissions. This report shall also include information relati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Projects subject to authorisation.

Article L752-1-2

The representative of the State in the department may suspend by decree, after consultation with or at the request of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation with its own tax status an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Projects subject to authorisation.

Article L752-3

I. - Shops which are brought together on the same site and which: 1° Either have been designed as part of the same land development operation, whether this is carried out in one or more phases; 2° Or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Projects subject to authorisation.

Article L752-1

Commercial authorisation is required for projects involving:1° The creation of a retail shop with a sales area of more than 1,000 square metres, resulting either from a new construction or from the co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Projects subject to authorisation.

Article L752-2

…eating additional areas, not exceeding 2,500 square metres, or 1,000 square metres when the new activity is predominantly food, are not subject to a commercial operating authorisation.II. - Pharmacies…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Projects subject to authorisation.

Article L752-5

In the event of abuse of a dominant position or a state of economic dependence on the part of an undertaking or group of undertakings operating one or more retail shops, or permanent points for the wi…

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