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Showing 61316140 of 7195 articles for Art. n° 18PA03648 · CAA Marseille 31 March 2023

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Invitation to selected candidates

Article R2344-10

In the case of a formalised procedure, the invitation shall include at least the following information:1° The reference of the published call for tenders;2° The closing date for receipt of tenders, th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Exclusivity clauses.

Article L330-3

Any person who makes a trade name, brand or trade name available to another person, requiring that person to give an undertaking of exclusivity or quasi-exclusivity for the exercise of his activity, i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Bankruptcy.

Article L654-5

…1° Disqualification from civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with the terms of article 131-26 of the Penal Code; 2° Prohibition, in accordance with the procedures laid down by Article 131-…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1455

…al activity, even if they own them; 1° bis Small-scale fishing companies referred to in Article L. 931-2 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code when one or more members are on board; 2° Maritime regis…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-1-1

For the application of article A. 132-1, the average rate for government bonds on a half-yearly basis is determined by taking the arithmetic average over the last six months of the rates observed on t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Obligations.

Article R228-79

In the case provided for in Article L. 228-72, the decision of the board of directors, the management board or the legal representative of the company to overrule the refusal of approval by the genera…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Transferable securities giving access to the capital or giving entitlement to the allotment of debt securities.

Article R228-90

Where there are securities giving access to the capital, the company purchasing its shares admitted to trading on a regulated market shall, where the purchase price is higher than the stock market pri…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXX: Agency for the management and recovery of seized and confiscated assets

Article R54-4

The Director General of the Agency for the Management and Recovery of Seized and Confiscated Assets is a judge appointed by order of the Minister of Justice for a renewable term of three years. He is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article R214-56

The management company may not, on behalf of a fund, carry out any transactions other than forward or spot purchases or sales of its assets which are not traded on a financial instruments market withi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fonds commun de placement à risques.

Article R214-43

The management company may not, on behalf of a fund, carry out any transactions other than forward or spot purchases or sales of its assets which are not traded on a financial instruments market withi…

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