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Showing 10511060 of 53704 articles for Art. CA Paris 1-12-2021 n° 20/04742

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial documentation and statistical information.

Article D213-12

…he programme within forty-five days of the general meeting of shareholders, or the equivalent body, called to approve the accounts for the previous financial year. However, the issuer must update the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules applicable to pledges.

Article D514-12

If the institution loses all or part of the pledged item, the borrower is compensated by paying a sum equal to the appraised value of the item. This sum is increased by a fixed indemnity of 25%. The a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Drawing up and maintaining lists

Article R822-12

…peal within whose jurisdiction the regional company to which the statutory auditor is attached is located.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-12-1

…direct or indirect reduction or disposal of a holding, it shall verify that this operation does not call into question the conditions to which the authorisation granted to the credit institution or fi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R22-10-12

Withdrawal of funds from cash subscriptions is carried out by the company's agent, on presentation of the court clerk's certificate attesting to the company's registration in the trade and companies r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Request for an opinion from the Council of State

Article R2333-120-63

…o the secretariat of the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Conseil d'Etat, along with the case file, within eight days of its pronouncement. The parties are notified of this transmission by…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-12

If the lender or seller claims or receives, in breach of the provisions of article L. 312-25 and, for an affected credit agreement, those of article L. 312-50, from the borrower or buyer a payment in…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Rendering of accounts and termination of guardianship.

Article 810-12

Curatorship ends: 1° By the allocation of all assets to the payment of debts and legacies; 2° By the realisation of all assets and the consignment of the net proceeds; 3° By the restitution of the est…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Delegation hours

Article L2315-12

Time spent at meetings of the social and economic committee with the employer by union representatives on the committee is paid as working time. This time is not deducted from delegation hours in comp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Installation conditions

Article R5125-12

…ealth Agency. In addition to documents proving that the required conditions have been met, the application must include a copy of the undertaking on honour, attached to the application for registratio…

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