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Showing 25712580 of 39348 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2012 – no. 11-18.330

French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deposits to be made by companies having their registered office abroad

Article R123-112

A commercial company whose registered office is located abroad and which opens a first establishment in France is required to file with the registry of the commercial court in whose jurisdiction this…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article R2311-11

A. - The financing requirement or surplus of the investment section recorded at the end of the financial year is made up of the outturn balance corrected by the outstanding commitments. The outturn ba…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article D3661-11

I.-The financing requirement or surplus of the investment section recorded at the end of the financial year is made up of the outturn balance corrected for outstanding commitments. The outturn balance…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and terms of the contract

Article D6114-11

The contract determines for the signatory health centre, health centre, health cluster, coordination support system or specific regional system, taking into account their location in the health region…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R4127-112

…ns in application of this Code of Deontology. Any such decisions taken by the departmental councils may be amended or annulled by the national council either on its own initiative or at the request of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-11

…L. 123-10 have been assigned for valuable consideration, the assignors or their successors in title may, within a period of three years from 25 September 1951, ask the assignee or its successors in ti…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Apprehension on court order

Article R222-11

In the absence of a writ of execution, an application may be made for an injunction to deliver or return a specific item of movable property. The application is made to the enforcement judge in the pl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R329-11

…Minister responsible for culture within fifteen days of the corresponding event. Failure to notify may result in the withdrawal of approval under the conditions laid down in Article R. 329-12.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R713-11

…ment of a candidacy shall be accepted after its registration. The refusal to register a candidature may be contested by the candidate or his proxy under the conditions provided for in the penultimate…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article L3332-11

…r an employee or a person mentioned in article L. 3332-2 constitute the employer's contribution and may not exceed a ceiling set by regulation for payments into a company savings plan, without being a…

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