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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special schemes.

Article L351-14

…uration of compensation and the rates of the allowance under conditions laid down, depending on the case, by the agreement provided for in article L. 351-8 or by decree of the Conseil d'Etat.As a resu…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 145-4

…n accordance with the forms and conditions laid down in this article. The same applies in all other cases where a person is remanded in custody. Failing a response from the investigating judge or the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Reception facilities

Article L551-14

…ed this request, at the end of the month during which the judge's decision was notified;3° In other cases, at the end of the month during which the time limit for appealing against the decision of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Bankruptcy and other offences.

Article L654-14

…zle or conceal, all or part of the assets of his unaffected assets or of his personal assets in the case of a sole trader covered by the status defined in Section 3 of Chapter VI of Title II of Book V…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1468 bis

…t means the net increase in the tax base compared with that of the previous year multiplied, as the case may be, by the annual flat-rate increase coefficient defined in Article 1518 bis or by the coef…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Obligations and contracts.

Article 1441-3

…of award of the contract in the medium which was principally used for prior advertising or, in the case of contracts based on a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system, following notificat…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R1418-14

…ts in writing, this period is suspended until such information or documents are produced. In urgent cases, the Minister for Health may authorise immediate implementation. Decisions relating to the mat…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Conditions of practice

Article R743-145

…IV of Book VI;b) Information sent by the public prosecutor or the administrative authority, in the case of a court decision that has become res judicata or a final administrative decision concerning…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-14

…time limit within which the sponsor must submit its observations to the competent authority in the case provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 1123-11; 7° The nature and seriousness of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-14

…above has been reached, the shareholder may complete the transfer initially planned. Except in the case of inheritance, the liquidation of community property between spouses, or a gift to a spouse, a…

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