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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Authorisation procedure applicable to the termination or transfer of the contract.

Article R4623-21

The Labour Inspector conducts an adversarial investigation during which the occupational physician may, at his request, be assisted by a person of his choice from the staff of the occupational health…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to sales by judicial tender and by amicable tender.

Article R642-22

The official receiver who orders, pursuant to Article L. 642-18, the sale of immovable property by judicial or amicable auction determines: 1° The starting price for each of the assets to be sold and…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 621-18

Expenditure taken into account to determine the amount of selective aid is capped at 80% of the production budget for the work or, in the case of an international co-production, 80% of the French part…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-147-1

I. - Articles L. 225-147 and L. 22-10-53 are not applicable, by decision of the Board of Directors or the Management Board, where the contribution in kind consists of: 1° Securities giving access to t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Reporting obligations

Article 223 Q

…declaration of overall income for each financial year under the conditions provided for in Article 223. It attaches a statement of grants and debt write-offs not used to determine the overall result…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-22

The cash benefits allocated by the social security funds to interns are deducted from the sums guaranteed to them by the provisions of this section. The establishment which pays the interns is subroga…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Valuation of securities.

Article R3332-22

When the investment instruments of a company savings plan include the possibility of investing in company securities which are not admitted to trading on a regulated market, their valuation is determi…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: The arbitration tribunal

Article 1457

It is the arbitrator's responsibility to continue his mission until the end of it unless he can justify an impediment or a legitimate reason for abstaining or resigning. In the event of a dispute as t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of doctors.

Article R4127-18

A doctor may only carry out a voluntary interruption of pregnancy in the cases and under the conditions laid down by law; he or she is always free to refuse to do so and must inform the person concern…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Issuing work permits

Article R5221-18

If agreed, the Prefect will send work permits for contracts of more than three months or seasonal work contracts to the French Office for Immigration and Integration.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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