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Showing 821830 of 43993 articles for Art. al. 3 · Cass. 1re civ. 14 March 2018

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to set up within this perimeter

Article A761-14

…site;- the place of the project in its neighbourhood by means of a recent aerial or satellite view;3° A graphic document showing the insertion of the construction project in relation to neighbouring…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation of the legal conformity guarantee

Article L217-14

…3° If the consumer definitively bears the cost of the goods in question. 3° If the consumer definiti…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 141-2

…vision, 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 articl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-147

…by court decision. They shall be subject to the incompatibilities provided for in article L. 822-11-3, without prejudice to the possibility of being appointed to perform the duties provided for in art…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-5

…iod indicated, calculated in accordance with Regulation (EEC, EURATOM) No 1182/71 of the Council of 3 June 1971 determining the rules applicable to periods, dates and time limits, he may be compelled…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Medicinal products subject to registration.

Article R5121-146

…nd, where applicable, the package leaflet of the medicinal products referred to in article L. 5121-13 must bear the following information only: 1° Homeopathic medicinal product in clearly visible char…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-14

Preference shares may be converted into ordinary shares or into preference shares of another class. In the event of the conversion of preference shares into shares resulting in a capital reduction not…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Other offences.

Article L654-14

The penalties provided for in Articles L. 654-3 to L. 654-5 the fact, for the persons mentioned in 2° and 3° of article L. 654-1, in bad faith, with a view to evading all or part of their assets from…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 7 : Nature of the tests leading to the award of the three-degree state diploma for sports instructors at the end of a modular training course

Article A212-145

…and the Voluntary Sector in accordance with the same procedures as those set out in article A. 212-136. The specific training includes instruction on sport for the disabled. This training is given in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article R225-142

In the event of a capital reduction motivated by losses, the subscription or purchase price of the shares under option, set prior to this operation, is adjusted by multiplying this price by the ratio…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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