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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-22

…han wage claims, the admission or rejection of which has given rise to a decision by the official receiver entered on the statement of claims mentioned in article R. 624-8 (number 6 of table 4-3); 2°…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Sub-section 2: Attachment of accounts opened with institutions authorised by law to hold deposit accounts

Article R211-22

When a seizure is made on a joint account, it is notified to each of the account holders. If the names and addresses of the other account holders are unknown to the bailiff, the bailiff will ask the i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article R1213-24

Minutes are taken of the Board's deliberations. They are signed by the Chairman of the meeting and indicate the names and positions of the members present, the matters dealt with during the meeting an…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Right of the Board of Directors to impose sanctions - Suspension or reduction of funding

Article R2135-24

…uspension of the allocation of funding to an organisation or the reduction in the amount of funding ceases immediately when the Board of Directors finds that the organisation has complied with its obl…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment.

Article R742-24

When an office of clerk of the commercial court cannot be filled by exercising the right of presentation, that office shall be declared vacant by decision of the Minister of Justice, and shall be fill…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Supplementary provisions

Article D3121-24

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in I of Article L. 3121-33, the annual overtime quota is set at two hundred and twenty hours per employee. The first paragraph does not apply to the empl…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R7125-24

Any refusal by the hierarchical authority must be justified and notified to the person concerned.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R7227-24

Any refusal by the hierarchical authority must be justified and notified to the person concerned.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 bis

…are made by taxpayers or companies, whatever their form, which do not have an establishment in France. By way of derogation, the rate is increased to 75% when the profits are made by these same taxpa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Identification of accounts and treatment of over-indebtedness

Article R721-22

In New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, credit institutions, the Office des postes et télécommunications de Nouvelle-Calédonie and the Office des postes et télécommunicat…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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