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Showing 52715280 of 61143 articles for Art. s. L. 214-1 & L. 214-1-1

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-10

Any person shall be liable to five years' imprisonment and a fine of €9,000 if he or she: 1. Stating that subscriptions which he knows to be fictitious are genuine or declaring that funds which have n…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Liquidation

Article L237-18

…ers, if the dissolution results from the end of the statutory term or if it is decided by the members. II. - The liquidator is appointed : 1° In general partnerships, unanimously by the partners; 2° I…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: BODIES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L7124-12

…g its members, by secret ballot, a bureau, under the conditions laid down in its internal regulations. The members of the bureau, comprising a president, two vice-presidents and a secretary, are elect…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-18

In the cases provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 125-17, the grouping or company may not proceed with the installation of a new successful bidder unless the former holder of the shares o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: French Guiana

Article L1444-1

…lth and autonomy conference of French Guyana replaces the reference to the territorial health council. II -The regional health and autonomy conference for French Guyana exercises the powers devolved t…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Protection of certain persons

Article L161-1

…y relate to the assets of the estate over which the creditor has a general lien by virtue ofArticle L. 526-22 of the Commercial Code. A sole trader who has waived the benefit of the provisions of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L229-10

…nverting company certifying that the shareholders' equity is at least equivalent to the share capital. They are subject to the incompatibilities set out in article L. 822-11-3. The conversion into a s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article L814-13

…strators, court-appointed agents and persons designated pursuant to the second paragraph of article L. 811-2, the first paragraph of II of article L. 812-2 or III of the same article which may be comm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Temporary employment agencies

Article L6226-1

The temporary employment undertakings referred to in article L. 1251-45 may conclude apprenticeship contracts. These contracts provide the apprentice with vocational training provided partly in the co…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to movable assets

Article L114-15

Articles L. 4…

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