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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Purchases by French companies from French suppliers in competition with a foreign company receiving official export support

Article R442-10-7

The guarantee covers political, catastrophic and non-payment risks.The political risk is realised when the debtor has not paid his debt, or the performance of the contract has been interrupted, provid…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Appointment of salaried commercial court clerks

Article R743-139-7

The salaried commercial court clerk is appointed by order of the Minister of Justice. The order specifies the name or company name of the holder of the office within which the salaried clerk performs…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Periods of work experience in a professional environment

Article D5134-71-1

…perience may be prescribed for an employee on an initiative-employment contract, with his agreement and that of his employer. Each of these periods is the subject of an agreement in accordance with th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to partnerships limited by shares

Article L22-10-77

…Ordinary General Meeting responsible for approving the financial statements for the financial year and the general partners, giving their agreement, unless otherwise stipulated, unanimously, shall de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to partnerships limited by shares

Article L22-10-75

…shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the remuneration of the executive director(s) and the remuneration of the members of the supervisory board are allocated in accordance with the co…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1a: Freedom to provide services by industrial property agents established on the territory of a Member State of the European Community or a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R422-7-1

When a professional established on the territory of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area is entitled to represent persons in industri…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of simple adoption

Article 370-1-7

…on is over thirteen years of age, he or she must consent to this addition. Where the adopted person and the adopter, or one of them, bear a double surname, the name conferred on the adopted person res…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-7

…greement on the collective termination by mutual agreement is the subject, if it exists, of regular and detailed consultation of the social and economic committee, whose opinions are forwarded to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Trade union audience measurement for companies with fewer than eleven employees

Article L2122-10-7

Voting takes place electronically and by post. Where it does not, the employer is not obliged to provide employees with computer equipment enabling electronic voting. The conditions governing the cond…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article L351-7-1

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall specify the conditions of application of this section.

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