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Showing 27612770 of 26007 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 22-10-2020 n° 19-20.443

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility

Article L22-10-75

As an exception to article L. 226-8, in companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the remuneration of the executive director(s) and the remuneration of the members of the s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R743-100

In the event that the company refuses to consent to the transfer, it shall have a period of six months from the date of notification of its refusal by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Drawing up the annual list of citizen assessors

Article R2-10

The first president of the court of appeal may be requested by the public prosecutor or the president of the judicial tribunal to order the removal of a citizen assessor from the annual list pursuant…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-10

1. New inventions involving an inventive step and capable of industrial application shall be patentable in all fields of technology. 2. The following in particular shall not be regarded as inventions…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-10

I. - The resources of the joint fund are made up of : 1° A contribution from the employers mentioned in article L. 2111-1 of the present code, based on the remuneration paid to the employees mentioned…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article R754-10

…t-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 313-19n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 313-20No. 2021-898 of 6 July 2021R. 313-22no. 2005-1007 of 22 August…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article L22-10-17

In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the remuneration of the Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officers referred to in Article L. 225-53 is determi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1074-4

I.-Within a period of six weeks from notification of the decision to the parties, the court registry shall send to the body responsible for paying family benefits, as appropriate: 1° Either an enforce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-10

I.- Modifications to the authorisation to open a pharmaceutical establishment, as provided for in article L. 5124-3, which relate to one of the following, are subject to authorisation because of their…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article L22-10-14

In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the distribution of the sum allocated to directors as remuneration for their activity, pursuant to the first paragraph of Artic…

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