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Showing 60916100 of 63274 articles for Art. s. 1833 and 1844-10 · Cass. 3e civ. 5 July 2000

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Bankruptcy.

Article L654-5

Natural persons guilty of the offences provided for in articles L. 654-3 and L. 654-4 shall also incur the following additional penalties: 1° Disqualification from civic, civil and family rights, in a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Offences relating to liquidation

Article L247-5

…ing the prohibition on performing the duties of liquidator is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros. Anyone convicted pursuant to the preceding paragraph may no longer be emp…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article R312-5

…to R. 312-4 is presented in accordance with the information sheet referred to in article L. 312-12 and appended to this code. Before providing this sheet, and unless it is clear that this is not the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D1221-58

…ly be taken after the authorisation holder has been given the opportunity to present its observations.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Bailiffs

Article R444-55

The fees for the services mentioned in numbers 128 and 129 of table 3-1 annexed to article

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article L411-5

…for decisions ruling on an opposition filed against an application for registration of a trade mark and for decisions ruling on an application for relief from revocation in respect of trade marks or d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 505-1

Where an appeal is lodged after expiry of the time limits provided for in articles 498, 500 or 505, where the appeal has become devoid of purpose, where it was lodged without complying with the formal…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Probationary measures

Article R615-5

…ntees by the claimant, these must be provided before the seizure is carried out. On pain of nullity and damages against the bailiff, the latter must, before proceeding with the seizure, give copies to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Share categories

Article L6313-5

…alification registered in this register. The pathway for validating prior learning includes support and, where applicable, the training measures mentioned in article L. 6313-1 or the periods of work e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional suspension.

Article R811-50

…blic prosecutor or by the president of the Conseil national des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires, by writ of summons served on a fixed date. When the action is initiated by t…

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