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Showing 111120 of 64807 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 1-2-2012 n° 10-22.863

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R22-10-2

The copy of the draft articles of association filed with the clerk of the commercial court of the place of the company's registered office is drawn up on plain paper and signed by the founders. It is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R7123-10-2

A modelling agency legally established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area must produce the documents mentioned in article R. 7123-10-…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Entry on the list of persons qualified in industrial property matters

Article R421-10-2

Failing an express decision within the period mentioned in article R. 421-10-1, the application is deemed to have been accepted.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article R22-10-27

I.-Any person actively soliciting mandates within the meaning of Article L. 22-10-41 shall publish a regularly updated document entitled "voting policy" on its website. This document may also be consu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: In-depth assessment

Article D1-10-2

The in-depth assessment is updated during the course of the procedure in the event of the emergence of new elements among those mentioned in article D. 1er-3.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Homeopathic medicinal products

Article R5121-107-2

I.-The registration of the medicinal products mentioned in article L. 5121-13 may be refused, amended, suspended or withdrawn by the Director General of the Agency. The period of suspension may not ex…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation and control of the company

Article R5125-24-10

Non-compliance with the provisions governing the formation and operation of sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de pharmaciens d'officine by pharmacists who are members of su…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-10-2

Declarations made by insurance undertakings to the guarantee fund indicating the items to be taken into account for the assessment of the contributions referred to in articles L. 421-10 and L. 421-10-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article R22-10-29

The thresholds provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 22-10-36, assessed on the closing date of the financial year, are set at 20 million euros for the balance sheet total, 40 million euros…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L228-29-10

For the calculation of the ratios provided for in article L. 228-11, existing non-voting preference shares and investment certificates are taken into account. However, the application of the provision…

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