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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various companies.

Article R743-43

…the members present and represented, a summary of the discussions, the text of the resolutions put to the vote and the results of the votes. The minutes of the shareholders' deliberations and, where…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various companies.

Article R743-44

…ment by which one of the partners transfers all or part of its capital securities or company shares to a third party, with a view to the latter exercising the profession of commercial court clerk, is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-40

…her civil status, domicile and the capacity in which he or she is making the request. Authorisation to exhume a body is issued by the mayor of the commune where the exhumation is to take place. The ex…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-41

…revious paragraph do not apply in the case of temporary deposit in a religious building, in a depository or in a temporary vault.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-42

Exhumations are carried out either outside cemetery opening hours to the public, or during these opening hours, in a part of the cemetery closed to the public. When the body is to be reburied in the s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administration of Caisse des dépôts et consignations.

Article R518-4

For access to the posts of Deputy Chief Executive and Director, no conditions other than those laid down for Directors of central administration are required.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article R2513-4

The Lyon municipal social action centre is subject to the provisions of decree no. 95-562 of 6 May 1995 relating to municipal and inter-municipal social action centres and the municipal social action…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and renewal

Article R7111-4

…for a professional journalist's identity card must comply with the provisions of this code relating to the conditions for salaried employment of foreign nationals in France.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Length of leave

Article R7213-4

Annual leave of up to twelve working days is continuous.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article L716-4

Infringement of the trademark owner's rights constitutes an infringement giving rise to civil liability on the part of the perpetrator. Infringement of the rights attached to the trademark constitutes…

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