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Showing 6170 of 66334 articles for Art. s. L 225-149-4 and L 225-149-5 · Art. L 225-150

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-52

In the event of the opening of receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings pursuant to Titles III and IV of Book VI, the persons referred to in these provisions may be made liable for the compa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-56

I. - The Chief Executive Officer is vested with the broadest powers to act in all circumstances on behalf of the company. He exercises these powers within the limits of the corporate purpose and subje…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-51

The Chairman of the Board of Directors organises and directs the work of the Board, on which he reports to the General Meeting. He ensures that the company's bodies function properly and, in particula…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Qualities and conditions required to enter into marriage

Article 149

If one of the two is dead or unable to express his or her will, the consent of the other is sufficient. It is not necessary to produce the death certificate of the father or mother of one of the futur…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to appeals and actions for annulment

Article 1495

An appeal and an action for annulment shall be lodged, investigated and decided in accordance with the rules relating to procedure in contentious matters set out in Articles 900 to 930-1.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to appeals and actions for annulment

Article 1498

Where the award is subject to provisional enforcement or where 2° of Article 1497, the First President or, as soon as the matter is referred to him, the Conseiller de la mise en état may grant exequat…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to appeals and actions for annulment

Article 1496

The time limit for exercising the appeal or the annulment appeal as well as the appeal or the annulment appeal exercised within that time limit shall suspend the enforcement of the arbitral award unle…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to appeals and actions for annulment

Article 1497

The first president ruling in summary proceedings or, as soon as the matter is referred to him, the Conseiller de la mise en état may: 1° Where the award is subject to provisional enforcement, stay or…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to appeals and actions for annulment

Article 1494

An appeal and an action for annulment shall be brought before the court of appeal within whose jurisdiction the award was made. Such appeals shall be admissible as soon as the award has been made. The…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Industrial establishments

Article 1499

The rental value of industrial fixed assets liable to property tax on built-up properties is determined by applying interest rates to the cost price of their various components, revalued using the coe…

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