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Showing 94519460 of 49021 articles for Art. CA Paris 6-2-2023 n° 21/10189

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Governance

Article L224-26

…L. 224-21 and L. 224-22. However, this supervisory committee is optional when the payments are allocated solely to the acquisition of units in company mutual funds mentioned inarticle L. 214-164 of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Content of agreements.

Article L3313-2

…d ; 2° The establishments concerned; 3° The profit-sharing arrangements adopted; 4° The methods for calculating the profit-sharing and the criteria for distributing its proceeds in accordance with the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L930-2

For the application of this Code in the Territory, the terms listed below are replaced as follows:1° "Tribunal judiciaire" by "tribunal de première instance";2° "Tribunal de commerce" or "justice cons…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Designation of a registrant and a correspondent

Article R561-28

…central body, to the joint appointment of a person within the group. The person so authorised must carry out his duties in France. The group shall communicate the identity of this person to the depar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose

Article D2372-2

…representatives or elected representatives of: 1° The number of their employees on the date of publication of the draft operation, in France by college and in the other Member States; 2° The forms of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents

Article A134-2

In support of his declaration, the applicant shall submit: I. In all cases, a copy of the written document signed with a principal, mentioning the content of the agency contract, or, failing that, any…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Partial contribution of assets

Article L236-27

The company transferring part of its assets and, where applicable, part of its liabilities to one or more existing or new companies and the company or companies benefiting from the transfer may decide…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Resources

Article R121-28

…resources of the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration come from:1° Taxes, fees and case fees that it is authorised to collect;2° Taxes paid by employers who take on foreign workers, a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-295

…ister of Companies record the following in the file of the company concerned: 1° The unique identification number referred to in article L. 123-34 allocated to the company when it is entered in the re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Youth employment contract

Article R5131-22

…ion leave; 4° Basic and supplementary social security daily allowances received in the event of medically certified physical incapacity to continue or resume work, an accident at work or an occupation…

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