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Showing 121130 of 23897 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 21-11-1974 n° 73-12.925

French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-73

If the general meeting of bondholders of the company being acquired or divided has not approved, as the case may be, one of the proposals referred to in 3° and 6° of I of Article L. 228-65, the board…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of members and the company.

Article R322-73

Surplus income may be distributed only after the reserves and provisions prescribed by the laws and regulations in force have been set aside, after the establishment expenses have been fully amortised…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Acts concerning the protection of family members

Article A444-73

The acceptance or declaration of employment (number 28 of table 5) gives rise to the collection:1° A fixed fee of €26.41, where the employment or reinvestment has been made by means of an investment t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-73

The regional mutuals and the associations constitute a special category of commercial companies governed by this section and by the non-contradictory provisions of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-73

To implement an employee's right to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-67, a company collective agreement or agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or agreement determines : 1° The maxim…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 3: Declarations for the purposes of amending and supplementary registrations.

Article R123-73

The registrar of the new registered office or new establishment notifies the new registration or the conversion provided for in article R. 123-72, within fifteen days of the latter, to the single body…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Local tax on companies operating ski-lift equipment.

Article R2333-73

In application of article L. 2333-51, when the operation of ski lifts extends over several communes, the tax is collected on the basis of an agreement fixing the distribution of its base, concluded be…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 17: Maintenance and repair of sports and leisure equipment and motorised personal transport devices

Article D224-73

In the context of an offer to provide a service for the maintenance or repair of equipment requiring the use of a part falling within a category mentioned in article R. 224-70, the trader shall allow…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Fb: Purchase of a company by its employees or by members of the seller's family

Article 732 ter

I. - For the purposes of calculating registration duties in the event of a transfer of full ownership of a craft business, a business, an agricultural business or the customer base of a sole proprieto…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Grant and publication of the patent

Article R612-73

The request to amend the patent after partial revocation or invalidation as referred to in Articles L. 613-23-6 and L. 613-27 respectively shall be submitted in writing. Where the amendment to the pat…

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