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Showing 451460 of 20363 articles for Art. CE 18-5-1998 n° 179831

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-18

The professional practice standard relating to going concern, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: NEP-570. GOING CONCERN Introduction 1. In preparing its accounts, an entity is presum…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Procedures for the performance of judicial police duties by authorised customs officers

Article R15-33-18

Customs officers performing judicial police duties pursuant to Article 28-1 are directed as appropriate either by the public prosecutor or by the requesting investigating judge. On the occasion of a j…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-18

…orded at their acquisition cost, goods acquired free of charge at their market value and goods produced at their production cost. For fixed assets, the values used in the inventory must, where applica…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-18

…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 or, in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Registration and deregistration formalities.

Article L143-18

If the security from which the registered lien or pledge arises is to order, negotiation by way of endorsement entails the transfer of the lien or pledge.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-18

…lication prescribed in articles L. 141-7 to L. 141-17 must also be made in a medium authorised to receive legal notices at the location of the registered office of these branches or establishments.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-18

Persons registered on the lists of sworn brokers mentioned in article L. 131-12 may, in the activities reserved for these brokers, refer to their status as "courtier de marchandises assermenté près la…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-18

…his needs and possibilities, situated in an equivalent location. If this is the case, the lessee receives compensation for the temporary loss of use and the loss in value of the business. He is also…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-18

…ided for in Article L. 225-16, they are appointed in the Articles of Association. Their term of office is determined by the Articles of Association and may not exceed six years. However, in the event…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-18

…are terminated for any reason whatsoever, be deleted by a decision of the shareholders. In the absence of provisions in the Articles of Association, they are appointed for the duration of the company.…

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