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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-250

A liability action based on the cancellation of the company shall lapse under the conditions set out in the first paragraph of article L. 235-13.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 3: The family council

Article 1235

The deliberations of the Family Council shall state the reasons on which they are based. Whenever it is not taken unanimously, the opinion of each of its members is mentioned in the minutes.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Social security and tax arrangements for profit-sharing

Article D3325-4

If the net profit base is changed after a certificate has been issued, an amending certificate will be issued under the same conditions as the initial certificate.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Litigation concerning the invalidity and revocation of trademarks

Article R716-9

The investigation phase and the period mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 716-8 may be suspended: 1° Where the application for a declaration of invalidity is based in whole or in part on a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-9-4

The holder of a marketing authorisation for a medicinal product shall immediately inform the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, specifying the reasons, of any action…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Entering sums in the automatic cinema production account

Article 211-36

In the event of co-production, the sums representing the automatic financial aid to which production companies are entitled are entered:1° In the following proportions in the automatic cinema producti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R4113-51

If the company refuses to agree to the transfer, it has a period of six months from the date of notification of its refusal to notify the member, in one of the forms provided for in the first paragrap…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-51

The result of each of the profit and loss accounts other than that mentioned in article R. 6145-50 is allocated, during the financial year following that to which it relates, by decision of the Superv…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-19

…ccordance with the arrangements laid down in Article 331 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014. Where an own-fund item originates from a related undertaking in a third…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 837

For the application of Article 398-1 in French Polynesia, New Caledonia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The 2° is worded as follows: "2° The offences provided for by the locally applicable provi…

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