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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article L227-2

…or admit its shares to trading on a regulated market. However, it may make the offers referred to: 1° In point i of paragraph 4 of Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017; 2° In Art…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
29° bis : Tax reduction for contributions paid to forest clearing associations

Article 200 decies A

Subscriptions paid to authorised associations whose purpose is to carry out preventive work to defend forests against fire on land included in woods classified under article L. 132-1 of the Forestry C…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Network of regional employment and training resource and information centres (Centres d'animation, de ressources et d'information sur la formation-observatoires régionaux de l'emploi et de la formation)

Article D6123-2

…ation sur la formation-observatoires régionaux de l'emploi et de la formation) is responsible for : 1° To organise the provision of the data required to carry out the missions entrusted to the centres…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Actions for annulment

Article 1492

An action for annulment is only available if: 1° The arbitral tribunal has wrongly declared itself competent or incompetent; or 2° The arbitral tribunal has been improperly constituted; or 3° The arbi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Publication of the registration

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-10

…istered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, the notice for publication.The notice shall contain:1° The references and date of registration;2° The name;3° The address of the registered office or do…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article R4642-3

…y a Board of Directors and managed by a Chief Executive Officer. The Board of Directors comprises : 1° Eleven employers' representatives, distributed as follows:ten representatives of professional emp…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-34-4

The persons mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article R. 6251-1 of the Labour Code are appointed for a period of five years by order of the regional and departmental director of youth, sports and social c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to activities involving the broadcasting of amplified sound at high noise levels

Article R1336-1

…he venue for the activity taking place there, is required to comply with the following requirements:1° Not to exceed, at any time and in any place accessible to the public, the equivalent continuous s…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Remuneration.

Article D6152-417

…eration referred to in Article R. 6152-416, the following allowances may be paid, where applicable: 1° Hardship allowances corresponding to the time worked, within the framework of weekly service obli…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 393

In criminal matters, when the public prosecutor is considering prosecuting a person pursuant to articles 394,395 and 397-1-1, the public prosecutor shall order that the person be brought before him. A…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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