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Showing 50115020 of 60748 articles for Art. CE 11-5-2021 n° 440044 and 440045

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R2373-5

…29-3 of the French Commercial Code, by the directors of the company, subsidiary or establishment concerned by the transaction to certify that the terms and conditions relating to employee participatio…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 54 quater

…detailed statement of the categories of expenditure referred to in 5 of Article 39 (1), when they exceed a certain amount set by order of the Minister for the Economy and Finance, as well as the detai…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Performance of the credit agreement

Article L313-51

When the lender requests that the contract be rescinded, it may demand immediate repayment of the outstanding capital and payment of the interest due. Until the date of actual payment, the outstanding…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to certain offences against the rules governing public land transport services

Article 529-3

For offences of the first four classes against the police of public rail transport services and regular and on-demand public passenger transport services, recorded by the agents mentioned in 4° and 5°…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R49-5

The automatic increase in fixed fines provided for in the second paragraph of Article 529-2 and the second paragraph of Article 529-5 is recorded by the officer of the public prosecutor's office, who…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article D1237-5

…the employer sends the administrative authority an information document on the terminations pronounced as part of the mobility leave, set by order of the Minister for Employment, every six months fro…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mission of emergency medical services.

Article R6311-5

…eir tasks directly linked to the provision of emergency medical aid, the emergency medical aid services participate in health education, prevention and research. They also participate in the training…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information obligation

Article L221-5

I.-Prior to the conclusion of a contract for the sale of goods or the provision of services, digital content or digital services, the trader shall provide the consumer with the following information i…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Seizure operations

Article R232-5

The creditor shall proceed with the seizure by serving a document containing, under penalty of nullity : 1° The name and domicile of the debtor or, in the case of a legal entity, its name and register…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions authorising the organisers of sporting events and competitions to process personal data for the purposes of Article L. 333-1-4

Article R333-5

…sporting events or competitions that may be used as a basis for betting may implement automated processing of personal data relating to the participants in these events or competitions.The purpose of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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