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Showing 17911800 of 3738 articles for Art. n° 19-18.435

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L228-29-8

…se issued pursuant to decisions of general meetings prior to the entry into force of the ordonnance n° 2004-604 du 24 juin 2004 portant réforme du régime des valeurs mobilières émises par les sociétés…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L354-6

…ICABLE ARTICLES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 342-1 to L. 342-6 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-9

…d breaches of Chapters I and III of Title I, and Chapters I, II, III, and IV of Title II of the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés et peuvent commun…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HI

…may not benefit from the scheme provided for venture capital companies by l'article 1er-1 de la loi n° 85-695 du 11 juillet 1985, portant diverses dispositions d'ordre économique et financier, ni du r…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Compensatory allowance

Article 1080

…the particulars required for publication of the title deed in the forms provided for by the décret n° 55-22 du 4 janvier 1955 portant réforme de la publicité foncière.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-38

The Group risk management function referred to in Article L. 356-18 is structured in such a way as to facilitate the implementation of the risk management system referred to in Article L. 356-19.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific measures applicable to the provision of services

Article L521-20

In the event of serious or immediate danger, the administrative authority may suspend by order the provision of services referred to in article L. 521-19 until it is brought into line with current reg…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Public prosecutions and investigations

Article R264

The following paragraph is added to article R. 19: "Where a revenue office has been set up at the court registry, the security deposit shall be paid to the revenue officer. "

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-14

If the deposit is not followed by a request for exoneration or a claim made in accordance with the provisions of articles 495-18 and 495-19, it is considered as valid payment of the fixed fine or incr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The knowledge test referred to in article L. 812-3

Article A812-29

The application for inclusion on the list of persons mentioned in article R. 812-15 is examined in accordance with the procedures laid down in articles R. 812-17 and R. 812-19.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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