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Showing 17611770 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L954-11

In the first paragraph of Article L. 462-3, the words "and Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union" are deleted.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-114

…Directors or the Management Board provided for in Article L. 225-135 shall state the maximum amount and the reasons for the proposed capital increase, as well as the reasons for the proposal to waive…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R324-11

…t between the parties, he shall draw up minutes specifying the measures to be taken to implement it and setting a deadline for their execution. He shall send a copy of these minutes to the parties by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R49-11

…ns set out in the first paragraph, payment is made, within the time limits set out in article 529-8 and in accordance with the procedures laid down by order of the Ministers of Justice, the Budget and…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1180-4

…obtaining the agreement of each of the parents in accordance with the procedures set out in II, III and IV of this article. II.-Each of the two parents, jointly or separately, declares before a judici…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approval of drinking establishments

Article R4153-11

If the operator of the public house changes, the application for approval must be renewed.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-11

…ded for in II to IV.II. - For the application of Article L. 5211-42, the words "in each department" and the word "departmental" are deleted.III. - For the application of Article L. 5211-43 :1° In 1° o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article D3665-11

…il is called upon to deliberate in accordance with Article L. 3661-10, presents in separate columns and in the order of the chapters and articles of the budget: In revenue: 1° The nature of the revenu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article R722-11

The President of the Commercial Court is deputised in his functions by a Vice-President. The latter is appointed under the same conditions as those provided for deputising in the event of impediment i…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operating conditions

Article A322-117

The organisation of activities takes into account the level of the horses, the level of the riders and any weather conditions.

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