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Showing 81518160 of 23743 articles for Art. Cass. 13 March 2008 – counterfeit as dispossession

French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 4: Provisions common to the remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator.

Article R663-36

…ive and the liquidator nor two thirds of the sum mentioned in the first paragraph of Article R. 663-13 or Article R. 663-31. No more than one instalment may be authorised per half-year..

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial assistance

Article R5213-78

…ce de services et de paiement with the payment and monitoring of the aids mentioned in article L. 5213-19 of the Code du travail under the following conditions: a) The aid is granted, within the limit…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article R6123-3-2

…y article L. 6123-4 ; 2° The regional initial vocational training map referred to in article L. 214-13-1 of the Education Code, excluding apprenticeships;3° The programmes relating to the regional pub…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Building insurance

Article A243-3

…rson, the insurance certificate provided for in Article L. 243-2 must bear the words "Attestation d'assurance" (Insurance certificate) and the words "Assurance de responsabilité décennale obligatoire"…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Single registration

Article R546-3

…change in the information concerning them and of any event that may affect their registration, such as a change in their place of business, cessation of activity or, where applicable, removal from the…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Labelling and presentation of foodstuffs and feedingstuffs

Article R412-18

The implementing measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 include: 1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 4, 16 and 18 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 J…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R596-3

…After the reference to Article R. 521-9, the reference to Article R. 521-13 is inse…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Pension

Article L211-33

Financial securities received under a repurchase agreement are not recorded on the transferee's balance sheet; the transferee records the amount of its receivable from the transferor as an asset.When…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Access to the cinema

Article L212-28

…L. 212-27, the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée must ensure, on the basis of measurable economic data, in particular that provided by the exhibitor with its application,…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L1121-1

…tential loss borne by the concessionaire must not be purely theoretical or negligible. The operator assumes the operating risk when, under normal operating conditions, it cannot be sure of recovering…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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