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Showing 471480 of 56635 articles for Art. Decree 2023-1409 of 29-12-2023

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Property.

Article 1281-12

In commercial matters, the powers vested in the tribunal judiciaire and its president are exercised by the tribunal de commerce and its president.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-29

In the event of eviction, the premises must be returned to the lessor on expiry of a period of three months following the date of payment of the eviction compensation to the lessee himself or notifica…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-29

…ritten consultations, decisions shall be adopted by one or more members representing more than half of the shares.If this majority is not obtained and unless otherwise stipulated in the Articles of As…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Cases and procedure for legal separation

Article 297-1

…ne them simultaneously and, if he grants them, shall order a divorce with shared grounds in respect of both spouses.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Downstream

Article L131-29

…s expressed by the words "bon pour aval" or any other equivalent wording; it is signed by the giver of the guarantee. It is considered to result solely from the signature of the giver of the guarantee…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Treasury bills

Article L213-29

No objection may be lodged in respect of bond current accounts.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Risk mutual funds

Article L214-29

Where a fonds commun de placement à risques is a master FIA, the feeder undertakings for collective investment are subject to the holding, marketing, advertising and canvassing rules applicable to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Home savings schemes

Article L221-29

…section 1 of Chapter V of Title I of Book III of the Construction and Housing Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L224-29

…prejudice to the other obligations to provide information and advice that apply to him, the manager of the retirement savings plan or the service provider authorised to distribute the retirement savin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: The "portage salarial" company

Article L1254-29

In order to calculate the workforce of a freelance administration company, the following are taken into account: 1° The company's permanent employees, determined in accordance with Article L. 1111-2;…

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