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Showing 301310 of 56901 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17-1-2012 n° 10-27.185

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer of ownership

Article L211-17-1

I. - Once the order has been executed, the buyer and seller of the financial instruments referred to in I of Article L. 211-1 are definitively committed, the former to pay and the latter to deliver, o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rules common to leases of houses and rural property.

Article 1751-1

In the event of dissolution of the civil solidarity pact, one of the partners may apply to the court with jurisdiction over tenancy matters for the right to the lease of premises, not of a professiona…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter X: Tattooing products

Article L513-10-10

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the procedures for applying this chapter, in particular: 1° The procedures for presenting and the content of the declaration provided for in article L. 5…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-17

Approved sports federations, professional leagues created pursuant to article L. 132-1, supporters' associations and associations whose purpose is to prevent violence at sporting events approved by th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-17

The provisions of articles L. 213-5 and L. 213-6 of this Code and of articles L. 228-1, L. 228-5, L. 228-43 to L. 228-89, L. 242-10, L. 245-9 to L. 245-12 (1°) and L. 245-13 to L. 245-17 of the French…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article L225-179

…ed thirty-eight months. However, authorisations granted prior to the date of publication of the loi n° 2001-420 du 15 mai 2001 relative aux nouvelles régulations économiques are valid until their expi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune

Article L2113-17

The articles L. 2511-9, L. 2511-10-1 à L. 2511-13, L. 2511-15 et L. 2511-17to L. 2511-23, the fourth paragraph of Article L. 2511-25, les articles L. 2511-26, L. 2511-28 to L. 2511-33 of this code and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 175-1

The person under investigation, the assisted witness or the civil party may, on expiry of the period indicated to him pursuant to the ninth paragraph of Article 116 or the second paragraph of Article…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Civil status records

Article 1055-10

The court's decision is provisionally enforceable only if it so orders.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article R22-10-10

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