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Showing 14111420 of 29733 articles for Art. CE 8-4-2022 n° 447694

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Clearance sales, unpacking sales, sales on sale and factory outlet sales.

Article R310-8

…ration of an unpacking sale is sent by the organiser by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or delivered against receipt to the mayor of the commune in which the sale operation is planne…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to each fraction (R)

Article R1614-88

Investments eligible for an allocation under the second part of the special assistance scheme include, on the one hand, investments whose purpose is the construction, renovation, restructuring, extens…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Access to documents and information

Article R4314-8

The market surveillance authorities and authorised agents may request the economic operator concerned to provide them with : 1° The document relating to the conformity of a specimen of equipment drawn…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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 A663-8

…a safeguard or recovery plan (number 2 of table 4-1), is set as follows: 1° Where the debtor's balance sheet total is less than €3,650,000, this fee varies according to the number of employees employe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compulsory recovery of wages and allowances due to foreign employees not authorised to work

Article R8252-8

For any foreign employee placed in administrative detention, under house arrest or who is no longer on national territory, the Director General of the Office will remind the employer, by registered le…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article R784-8

…of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 612-35 and R. 612-36n° 2011-769 of 28 June 2011R. 612-37No. 2015-513 of 7 May 2015R. 612-38n° 2013-978 of 30 October 201…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various partnerships formed for the joint practice of the profession

Article R814-80

…r L. 812-9, which has been withdrawn pursuant to l'article L. 811-6 ou L. 812-4, or who has been forced to withdraw from the company pursuant to Article R. 814-93 or R. 814-140, has a period of six mo…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: General obligations of traders

Article A123-8

…ector of Social Security 3° The Director of Social Security; 4° The Director General of Public Finance; 5° The Director General of the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques; >…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation of the company

Article R6223-81

…to the council of the competent Bar or Bars within whose jurisdiction the company's registered office is located, by any means that provides proof of its date of receipt. It must be accompanied by th…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Lapse of sums held in an automatic account

Article 123-8

…sted by the account holder within one of the time limits set as follows for each category of aid concerned:1° In the case of automatic financial support for the production of feature films, within fiv…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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