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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Disabled workers.

Article R5523-2-2

For the application of article R. 5213-76 to Mayotte, the words: "in article L. 321-1 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "in 7° of article 20-1 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Effects of the guarantee between the creditor and the guarantor

Article 2307

The creditor's action may not have the effect of depriving the natural person guarantor of the minimum resources set out in Article L. 731-2 of the French Consumer Code.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Municipal authorities.

Article D2573-20

I. - Articles R. 2221-1 to R. 2221-99 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to VI. II. - For the application of article R. 2221-11, after the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Publication formalities

Article A210-2

The independent third-party body issues a reasoned opinion which includes the following: 1° Proof of its accreditation; 2° the objectives and scope of the audit; 3° The steps taken by the auditor, men…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution and supply of labile blood products

Article R1221-20-2

The authorisation to manage a blood depot referred to in article L. 1221-10 is granted by the regional health agency with territorial jurisdiction, after obtaining the opinion of the Etablissement fra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 2: Declarations for the purposes of amending or cancelling registration

Article R123-249

On declaration by the natural person, the deletion from the National Register of Companies is mentioned therein with an indication of the date of cessation, unless use is made of the option provided f…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the insurance of vehicles in international traffic and certain other vehicles.

Article R*211-22

Persons who bring into France a vehicle that is not normally based in France or in a State referred to in article L. 211-4 must comply with the insurance obligation if they are in possession of a vali…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Territoriality

Article 258 A

I. - By way of derogation from the provisions of I of Article 258: 1° The place of supply of goods dispatched or transported from France to another Member State in the context of intra-Community dista…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Designation of a registrant and a correspondent

Article R561-24

The persons referred to in 1° to 7°c of Article L. 561-2 shall inform the department referred to in Article L. 561-23 and their supervisory authority designated in Article L. 561-36 of the identity of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-20-2

When a shareholder wishes to make use of the option to request that items or draft resolutions be included on the agenda of a meeting, pursuant to the fifth paragraph of Article L. 223-27, he may ask…

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