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Showing 26112620 of 64807 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 1-2-2012 n° 10-22.863

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article L22-10-55

The reports and formalities referred to in articles L. 22-10-52, L. 22-10-53 and in the second paragraph of article L. 22-10-54 may give rise to an injunction in accordance with the procedures defined…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-10-3

I. - Assets held by the custodian shall not be re-used by the custodian, or by any third party to whom the custodian's custodial function has been delegated, for their own account.A re-use is any oper…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-10-5

I. - The UCITS depositary :1° Ensures that all payments made by or on behalf of unitholders or shareholders in connection with the subscription of units or shares of UCITS have been received and that…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-10-6

The custodian may not delegate to third parties the functions conferred upon it by I and III of article L. 214-10-5. The custodian may delegate to third parties the asset safekeeping functions referre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-10-4

The depositary of a UCITS governed by French law has its registered office or is established in France.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition.

Article R6152-322-10

Without prejudice to the provisions of the last paragraph of I of article 9 bis of the aforementioned law of 13 July 1983, any disputes regarding the validity of the electoral operations shall be refe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article L54-10-4

Any person who has not been registered with the Autorité des marchés financiers may not provide the services referred to in 1° to 4° of Article L. 54-10-2. Any person who is not registered as a provid…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-10-1

Continuing training is compulsory for industrial property attorneys registered on the list mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 422-1. The Compagnie nationale des conseils en propriété indus…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-40

Where, in the cases provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 22-10-39, the shareholder is represented by a person other than his spouse or the partner with whom he has entered into a civil so…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Conseil des ventes volontaires de meubles aux enchères publiques.

Article R321-36-10

The Conseil des Maisons de Vente meets when convened by its Chairman. The meeting is convened by right when the Government Commissioner or four members of the Council request it. The agenda is set by…

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