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Showing 31213130 of 45438 articles for Art. 1301 · Cass. 1re civ. 5 April 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 12 May 2010 · Cass. 1re civ. 12 July 2001

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R822-52

In the event of the withdrawal or entry of members, shareholders or members of the management, executive, administrative or supervisory bodies, the company shall apply to the High Council for a change…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Absence due to illness or accident

Article D1226-5

Allowances received by the employee from social security and supplementary provident schemes are deducted from the additional compensation, but in the latter case only the portion of benefits resultin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Consultation with the State

Article R1311-5

…e of acquisitions made by way of expropriation in the public interest, the provisions of article R. 1211-3 of the general code on public property is applicable.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: Exercise by a taxpayer of shares belonging to the public establishment for intermunicipal cooperation

Article R5211-52

The administrative court or the Conseil d'Etat may, if they grant the authorisation, make its effect subject to the prior deposit of the costs of the proceedings. In this case, they shall set the sum…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Status and missions of Pôle emploi

Article R5312-5

Pôle emploi represents the State before the competent administrative courts in the event of disputes relating to decisions taken or agreements entered into on its behalf.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Common obligations

Article 537

…ster must be presented to the public authorities at any requisition. However, for transactions of €15,000 or more that involve investment gold as defined in 2 of article 298 sexdecies A, the register…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Multi-professional practice partnerships

Article R422-51-18

The information provided for in articles 9 and 18 of the aforementioned Decree No. 2017-794 of 5 May 2017 shall be sent to the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle an…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Multi-professional practice partnerships

Article R422-51-15

The company provided for in Article L. 422-7-1 is entered on the list of industrial property attorneys provided for in Articles L. 422-1 and L. 422-7, in a section specific to multi-professional pract…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Multi-professional practice partnerships

Article R422-51-16

…claration shall be accompanied by the documents provided for in Article 2 of Decree no. 2017-794 of 5 May 2017 relating to the formation, operation and supervision of multi-professional legal, judicia…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Multi-professional practice partnerships

Article R422-51-17

The Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle shall register the company, by way of derogation from Article R. 422-3-1, within two months of receipt of the declaration pro…

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