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Showing 93019310 of 28681 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 10-9-2020 n° 19-20.856

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article R225-145

Capital increases made necessary by the exercise of stock options are carried out without publication of the notice provided for in Article R. 225-120 and the notice provided for in article R. 225-124…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article R744-6

Administrative detention centres meet the following standards:1° A minimum usable surface area of ten square metres per detainee, including rooms and areas freely accessible during working hours;2° No…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Legal structures

Article L6223-8

I.- Article 6(2) of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions subject to a legislative or regulatory status or whose title is protect…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1313-14

The Board of Directors decides on the general direction of the agency. It adopts the agency's internal rules. It deliberates on : 1° Multi-year strategic guidelines; 2° The annual work programme; 3° T…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Acquisition of rights

Article D5151-15

The holder of the personal activity account wishing to acquire rights registered on his personal training account in respect of the activities mentioned in 3° of article L. 5151-9, with the exception…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2° bis: Tax credit for expenditure on audiovisual and cinematographic creation, royalties paid to collective management organisations and remuneration paid directly to authors

Article 220 sexies A

I.-Companies engaged in the business of publishing television services, radio services or on-demand audiovisual media services within the meaning of the fourth to sixth paragraphs of Article 2 of Law…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2573-6

I.-The provisions of Chapter II of Title II of Book I of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title Ia: Home insurance

Article L215-2

Any co-owner or syndicate of co-owners, represented by its managing agent, subject to the insurance obligation set out in article 9-1 of law no. 65-557 of 10 July 1965 establishing the status of co-ow…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article L611-3

After obtaining the opinion of the Autorité des marchés financiers and the Comité consultatif de la législation et de la réglementation financières, and subject to the powers exercised by the Autorité…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article R5322-13

The decisions of the Board of Directors concerning the budget and the financial account are enforceable under the conditions laid down in Title III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public…

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