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Showing 35413550 of 6535 articles for Art. CA Rennes – 17 Dec. 2024 – no. 23/05277

French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Conditions for registration on the lists of judicial representatives.

Article R812-9

The provisions of the first paragraph of

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R324-1-7

…article R. * 421-14 du code de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose.

Article L2372-1

…accordance with Articles L. 225-28 to L. 225-56 and L. 225-79 to L. 225-93, L. 22-10-8 to L. 22-10-17 and L. 22-10-23 to L. 22-10-30 of the French Commercial Code.Notwithstanding the first paragraph,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Accounts and deposits.

Article R312-22

…y of account holders provided for in the second paragraph of V of Article L. 312-20 is organised by Caisse des dépôts et consignations on the basis of the information communicated by the institutions…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Publication of the acts of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and its Chairman

Article A112-31

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information obligations

Article R561-27

The correspondents and registrants designated by the same person mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall provide each other with the information brought to their attention by the department mentioned in A…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions for negotiating agreements concluded in undertakings without a trade union delegate or works council

Article L2232-27

For the application of articles L. 2232-23-1 and L. 2232-26, each mandated employee is entitled to the time necessary to carry out his duties within the limits of a duration which, save in exceptional…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-102

…jects, retail trees, and boats (number 69 of table 5) give rise, to the collection:1° If the specifications drawn up by the notary, of a proportional emolument, according to the following scale:Tranch…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7125-20

…uyana is determined by applying the rate of 145% to the reference term mentioned in Article L. 7125-17. It may be increased by 40%, provided that the total amount of the maximum allowances likely to b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information obligations

Article R561-31

…y require all or some of the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 to make the declaration electronically using a special computer application accessible via the Internet.II. - When the declaration is…

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