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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Pledge of goods represented by a storage receipt

Article R522-24-5

The pledge is retained for five years from the date of registration. Its effect ceases if the registration has not been renewed before the expiry of this period. In this case, the platform manager aut…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-5-2

…the duties, depending on the form of the company, of the board of directors or the management board and the supervisory board, as well as in business management.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation and resources

Article R1233-26-5

The operation and resources of the Employees' Rights Commission are governed by the provisions set out in Articles 81, 84 and 85, the first seven paragraphs of Article 88, the first two paragraphs of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Chairman and Vice-Chairman

Article R6144-5

The committee elects its chairman and vice-chairman from among the full practitioners who are members. However, when permanent practitioners do not form the majority of the medical, odontological and…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R356-53-1

In implementing the provisions of Articles R. 356-52 and R. 356-53, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall assess whether the provision of information represents a disproportionate…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application for marketing authorisation or registration

Article D5141-55-1

…€1,500 per veterinary medicinal product or per series of homeopathic veterinary medicinal products and forming the subject of the dossier referred to in Article 87 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the Eu…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons required to register.

Article L123-5-2

…erencing or purchasing office for retail businesses do not file their accounts under the conditions and within the time limits laid down in articles L. 232-21 to L. 232-23, the president of the commer…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exclusive right of exploitation

Article L613-5-2

As an exception to the provisions of articles L. 613-2-2 and L. 613-2-3, the sale or any other act of commercialisation of livestock or animal reproductive material by the patent holder, or with his c…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company

Article R5125-24-5

Registration of the company in the Trade and Companies Register is governed by articles R. 123-31 et seq. of the Commercial Code, subject to the following provisions. The joint representative appointe…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Election documents

Article R2122-52-1

…rade union organisations mentioned in 1° of article L. 23-112-1 may include on their election propaganda documents the surname, first name and profession of each of the employees they intend to appoin…

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