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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-9 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 752-4)

Article Annexe 7-9

TABLE SUMMARY OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROJECT PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLES R. 752-16 AND R. 752-38 OF THE COMMERCIAL CODEYou can consult the full text with its images from the extract from the authe…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for registration

Article D7342-2

…calculated on the basis of the minimum wage provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 434-16 of the same code.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Exploitation of works by providers of online content-sharing services

Article L137-2

…ion from the rightholders for the reproductions that it makes. II - Article 6(2) and (3) of Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy do not apply to the provider of the on…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Characterisation of infringements of rights

Article L331-25

…s is issued electronically on the basis of the information mentioned in 2° of article 19 of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy; when this information is not availabl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Management entrusted to private-law bodies by agreement or convention.

Article L5427-1

…France who do not meet the conditions for benefiting from the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social se…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Sociétés en commandite simple.

Article L222-11

…unanimously decide to do so. In this case, the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 221-16 are applicable.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Penalties.

Article L328-4

Articles L. 626-2 to L. 626-5, L. 626-12 and L. 626-16 to L. 626-19 of the French Commercial Code are applicable to any person with direct or indirect authority to bind an insurance undertaking, inclu…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter III: Definitive advertising

Article R533-2

…2428 of the French Civil Code and for pledges of business assets in accordance with articles L. 143-16 and R. 521-1 et seq. of the French Commercial Code. Only one fee or one real estate security cont…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Communal property and establishments

Article L2544-11

…for such enjoyment and distribution, observing the provisions of the articles L. 2544-12 à L. 2544-16.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-32

Any person practising one of the professions referred to in article L. 7124-16 who, in breach of the provisions of article L. 7124-18, does not carry an extract from the birth certificates of children…

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