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Showing 301310 of 29384 articles for Art. 18 May 2017

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures applicable to products, services and establishments

Article L521-18

The Minister responsible for consumption or the minister(s) concerned may issue warnings to manufacturers, importers or distributors and ask them to bring the products they offer to the public into co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-18

The dividend distributed, if any, to holders of preference shares may be paid in equity securities, in accordance with the terms set by the Extraordinary General Meeting or the Articles of Association…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title IX bis : Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights

Article 1873-1

…e who have rights to be exercised over undivided property, as owners, bare owners or usufructuaries may enter into agreements relating to the exercise of these rights.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the practice of the profession.

Article R4342-18

…meet the conditions laid down in Article L. 4342-2 for the practice of the profession of orthoptist may use the title of orthoptist.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Title VIII bis: Property development contracts

Article 1831-3

…cial mandates given to the developer continue between the developer and the assignee. The developer may not substitute a third party for himself in the performance of the obligations he has entered in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other conditions of access and practice

Article R519-18

…person or, in the case of a legal entity, on the dissolution of that entity.Under no circumstances may the guarantee cease before the expiry of a period of three clear days from the date on which the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment of sums held in the automatic online broadcast account

Article 612-18

Payment of the sums for which investment is requested may only be made on presentation of supporting documents corresponding to the expenditure incurred by the on-demand audiovisual media service publ…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-12

…capacity of a member, and where regularisation can be effected, any person with an interest therein may give formal notice to the person likely to effect it, either to regularise the situation or to b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Complaints

Article L4163-18

…xtent of his exposure to the occupational risk factors mentioned in article L. 4163-1, the employee may only submit a claim to the management body relating to the opening of the professional preventio…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conduct of the competition

Article R2162-18

…uiring clarification and the questions it intends to put to the candidates concerned.The candidates may then be removed from the list.The jury may then invite the candidates to answer the questions it…

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