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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article R22-10-2

…of the commercial court of the place of the company's registered office is drawn up on plain paper and signed by the founders. It is communicated to any applicant who may examine it or obtain, at his…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Retirement

Article D1237-2-1

The period mentioned in the seventh paragraph of Article L. 1237-5 is set at three months before the employee's birthday. The period mentioned in the eighth paragraph of the same article is set at one…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-2-1

…ed in a foreign State who wish to benefit from the provisions of the first paragraph of article R. 822-2 send to the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, by 30 September at the latest, a file in…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Obligations and contracts.

Article 1441-2

I. - The judge shall rule within twenty days on applications submitted to him pursuant to Articles 2 and 5 of the aforementioned Order. II. - The judge may not rule on these applications before the si…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Nationality of natural persons

Article 1045-2

…fication of the refusal or expiry of the time limits provided for in the third paragraph of article 1045-1. On pain of inadmissibility, the application shall be accompanied by a copy of the form refer…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article 20-1

When they do not have the status of judicial police officer pursuant to article 16-1 A, active or retired national police officers and national gendarmerie military personnel who had the status of jud…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Financial provisions

Article L2563-2-1

…mount of the flat-rate allowance for the municipalities in the overseas departments is increased in 2001 by a sum of 40 million francs, taken from the development allowance instituted in article L. 23…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of dental surgeons.

Article R4127-215-1

…ute to the patient's free choice of practitioner, relating in particular to his professional skills and practices, his career path and the conditions of his practice. This communication must comply wi…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Proceedings for judgment

Article 1564-2

Subject to the provisions of Article 2067 of the Civil Code, where the preparation of the case has enabled a full agreement to be reached on the substance of the dispute, the application for homologat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Incapacity resulting from a non-occupational illness or accident.

Article L1226-2-1

…he can justify either his inability to offer a job under the conditions provided for in article L. 1226-2, or the employee's refusal of the job offered under these conditions, or the express mention…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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