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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-178

In matters of succession, the acts and formalities relating to affirmation under oath give rise to the collection of the fees provided for in the table below: Description of service Fee a) Drafting 75…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-183

Deeds and formalities relating to associations and foundations give rise to the collection of fees in accordance with the table below: Description of service Fee a) Drafting of articles of association…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-177

Deeds and formalities relating to the land register décret n° 2009-1193 du 7 octobre 2009relatif au livre foncier et à son informatisation dans les départements du Bas-Rhin, du Haut-Rhin et de la Mose…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-182

The acts and formalities relating to the purge procedure give rise to the collection of:1° With regard to the purge offer, half the fees provided for the amicable distribution by Article A. 444-180;2°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Legitimate possession and lawful obtaining of a business secret

Article L151-3

The following are methods of lawfully obtaining a trade secret: 1° An independent discovery or creation; 2° The observation, study, dismantling or testing of a product or object that has been made ava…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Legitimate possession and lawful obtaining of a business secret

Article L151-2

A legitimate holder of a business secret is one who lawfully has control of it.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Permanent public-interest mission entrusted to a credit institution or finance company

Article L511-104

The State may entrust a permanent mission of public interest to a credit institution or finance company, which may carry out banking transactions relating to this mission under the conditions defined…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VIII A: Special provisions for sole traders covered by the status defined in Section 3 of Chapter VI of Title II of Book V

Article L681-3

If only the conditions set out in 2° of article L. 681-1 are met, the court declares that there are no grounds for initiating proceedings under Titles II to IV of this book and refers the case, with t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VIII A: Special provisions for sole traders covered by the status defined in Section 3 of Chapter VI of Title II of Book V

Article L681-4

A decree in the Council of State shall specify the conditions of application of this title.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Adjournment for the purpose of depositing a sum of money

Article D549

The deposit ordered as part of the adjournment provided for by Article 132-70-3 of the Criminal Code is subject to the same rules as bail ordered as part of a judicial review in the event of an adjour…

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