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Showing 22212230 of 19750 articles for Art. CE 25-5-1988 n° 81512

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Employee Rights Commission

Article R1233-26-5

The operation and resources of the Employees' Rights Commission are governed by the provisions set out in Articles 81, 84 and 85, the first seven paragraphs of Article 88, the first two paragraphs of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-13

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article Annexe art. R814-58-6

…ta and information that may be recorded in the electronic portal with regard to third parties who receive or issue the documents referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 814-13Pieces to enclo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article Annexe art. R814-58-2

ANNEX TO ARTICLE R. 814-58-2 OF THE COMMERCE CODE Data and information provided when registering on the portal Contents of the declaration 1° Identity of the person concerned (surname, first names), d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-5

…mbers. Retail traders whose cooperative is affiliated to a union may benefit directly from the services of that union. Retailer cooperative societies and their unions may form mixed unions with other…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting up a collective shop

Article L125-5

When a business or a company in the trades and crafts sector registered in the national register of companies is transferred or created in the collective shop, it is not contributed to the grouping or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The spouse, partner in a civil solidarity pact or cohabitee of the company director, working in the family business

Article L121-5

…of the business or craft business belonging to the community, which, by their size or nature, are necessary for the operation of the business, or lease this business or craft business. A spouse who ha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons required to register.

Article L123-5

…500 euros and six months' imprisonment. The competent court may, in addition, deprive the person concerned, for a period not exceeding five years, of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Brokers in general

Article L131-5

Investment service providers may, concurrently with commodity brokers, negotiate and broker sales or purchases of metallic materials. They alone have the right to determine the price.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: The business project support contract for the creation or takeover of an economic activity.

Article L127-5

The business project support contract for the creation or takeover of an economic activity may not have the purpose or effect of breaching the provisions of articles L. 125-1, L. 125-3,L. 324-9 or L.…

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