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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board

Article L22-10-19

…mpanies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the determination of the method and amount of the remuneration of each of the members of the Management Board, provided for in Artic…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1072-1

When it rules on the exercise of parental authority or when a case is referred to it for homologation under the procedure provided for by article 1143 or by articles 1565 et seq, the family court judg…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Gift-shares made to descendants of different degrees.

Article 1078-10

…in Article 1078-4. This new shared gift may include the agreements provided for in articles 1078-1 and 1078-2.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 5: Safeguard of justice.

Article 1251-1

…article 430 of the Civil Code, to request the opening of a protective measure; 3° Lawyers, notaries and bailiffs who can justify the usefulness of the declaration in the context of an act relating to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Language of filings.

Article R123-120-1

…ates of the European Community or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, the deeds and documents may, at its request, be filed in any official language of the Community. In all cases,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4 : Participation of medical transport companies in the on-call service for urgent medical transport

Article R6312-17-1

…emergency first aid appropriate to the patient's condition, within the limits of the crew's skills and on the prescription of the emergency medical assistance service's regulating doctor; 4° Route th…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions and differentiated exercise of powers

Article L1111-1

The communes, départements and regions are freely administered by elected councils.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Sports agent commissions and sports agent delegates

Article R222-1

…of which is determined by order of the Minister for Sport, shall set up a sports agents' commission and appoint a sports agents' representative. The chairman and members of the sports agents' committe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Shares for cash and paid-in capital

Article L212-1

…sh or by set-off, those issued following the capitalisation of reserves, profits or share premiums, and those whose value results partly from the capitalisation of reserves, profits or share premiums…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Notice and compensation in lieu of notice.

Article L1234-1

…duration of which is determined by law, the collective labour agreement or, failing that, by local and professional practice;2° If the employee has been with the same employer for between six months…

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