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Showing 68116820 of 65950 articles for Art. CJUE 30-9-2021 aff. 299/20 and ord. 10-2-2022 aff. 191/21

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to securities giving access to the capital.

Article L228-98

…orised to do so by the contract of issue or under the conditions provided for in Article L. 228-103 and subject to taking the necessary steps to maintain the rights of holders of securities giving acc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to securities giving access to the capital.

Article L228-99

…tial subscription rights reserved for its shareholders, to distribute reserves, in cash or in kind, and share premiums or to change the allocation of its profits by creating preference shares. To this…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Guarantees granted in the exercise of a professional activity

Article L2123-9

Mayors, on the one hand, and deputy mayors, on the other hand, who, in order to exercise their mandate, have ceased their professional activity, benefit, if they are employees, from the provisions of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for initial applications for clinical trials on medicinal products

Article R1124-9

…ignated rapporteur. This hearing may be conducted by means of a telephone or audiovisual conference and notice of the hearing must be given at least seven days before the scheduled date.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article L722-9

When safeguard, receivership or liquidation proceedings are opened against a judge of a commercial court, the person concerned ceases to hold office from the date of the opening judgment. He shall be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article R722-9

…ten days of the vote. Appeals may only be lodged by serving consular judges of the commercial court and the public prosecutor. The president whose election is contested may validly be installed and ca…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Integration through economic activity

Article R5522-91

A joint order by the ministers responsible for the budget, employment and overseas departments and territories may set a specific amount of financial aid for Mayotte as provided for in articles R. 513…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Seniority requirements

Article D6323-9

…ity conditions do not apply to an employee who, regardless of the nature of his employment contract and in the twenty-four months preceding his application for a professional transition project, has b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I ter: Levy on sums paid by insurance and similar organisations in respect of insurance contracts in the event of death

Article 990 I

…e 757 B, sums, annuities or values of any kind owed directly or indirectly by one or more insurance and similar organisations, due to the death of the insured, are subject to a levy up to the amount o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Project studies

Article D2171-10

The purpose of project studies is to :1° To specify, by means of plans, sections and elevations, the shapes of the various elements of the construction, the nature and characteristics of the materials…

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