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Showing 15211530 of 53704 articles for Art. CA Paris 1-12-2021 n° 20/04742

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions specific to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L632-12-1

…of 26 July 1968 relating to the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal persons, the Autorité de contrôle prudenti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-12

I.-The composition of the affected assets may be relied on ipso jure against creditors whose rights arose after the declaration referred to in article L. 526-7. By derogation from articles 2284 and 22…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to European Cooperative Societies not initially subject to the formation of the Special Negotiating Body

Article L2363-12

In the case of the European Cooperative Society referred to in Article L. 2363-11, the terms of involvement referred to in Chapter I of this Title are determined under the following conditions: 1° Wit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-12

…ioned in I of article L. 822-1 for a period of one year following their participation in the certification mission.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-12

…id down in Article 131-38 of the French Penal Code: 1° (Repealed) ; 2° Posting the decision or broadcasting it either in the written press or by any means of audiovisual communication under the condit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for authorising certain research sites

Article R1121-12

The application for authorisation is sent to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, or to the Minister of Defence when the research is carried out in places under his authority, who will…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Direct payment at the request of a body responsible for paying family benefits

Article R213-12

…o the provisions of the third paragraph of I of article R. 582-8 of the Social Security Code in the case of financial intermediation, the body responsible for paying family benefits shall notify the g…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-122

…23, L. 225-124, L. 225-125, L. 22-10-46, L. 22-10-47 and L. 22-10-48, the voting rights attached to capital shares or dividend-right shares are proportional to the percentage of capital they represent…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-12

…o the amount defined in the previous paragraph less the amount of interest credited to the mathematical provisions and increased, where applicable, by an amount equal to the sum, contract by contract,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Loading bays and ramps

Article R4214-20

Loading bays have at least one exit. If they are longer than 20 metres, they have an exit at each end.

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