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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating to ownership and transfer of ownership

Article A444-95

…in a property complex other than HLM that has been the subject of the same building permit (number 59 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of a proportional fee, the rate of which depends on the n…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Other administrative police measures

Article L5145-9

I.-Where a breach of the provisions of Article 104 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 or of the provisions adopted for the application of III of Article L. 5143-2 is established, the admini…

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

Article A743-9

…5.58 € 5 Copy 1.13 € 6 Verification of costs 2.24 € 7 Litigation relating to commercial registers 8.93 € 8 Diligences linked to the expertise 16.72 € 9 Summons or notice 1.13 € 10 Visa, mark and initi…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to securities giving access to the capital.

Article L228-102

…ct and excluding the case of early dissolution not resulting from a merger or demerger, the company may not require holders of securities giving access to its capital to repurchase or redeem their rig…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Start-up and shut-down controls

Article R4324-10

Operating devices must be located outside danger zones, except where this is impossible or necessary, for example in the case of an emergency stop device or an adjustment or training console. They mus…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts

Article R4321-10

In the event of an emergency and in the absence of a doctor, the masseur-physiotherapist is authorised to perform the necessary first aid measures until a doctor intervenes. A report of the acts perfo…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-10

…ame conditions as those defined in article 26 of title I of the general status of civil servants;2° May not, either themselves or through an intermediary, have any interest in the companies or establi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Eligible training courses and use of the account

Article L6323-17-2

…ecree, is not required for the employee mentioned in article L. 5212-13.II - The employee's project may be supported by one of the operators financed by the body mentioned in article L. 6123-5 as part…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Multiple assets or seizures

Article R321-10

In the cases provided for in article R. 321-8 and in the first paragraph of article R. 321-9, the land registry mentions the deed or deeds that have not been published alongside the copy of the previo…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article R3332-10

…plicable, by companies created under the conditions provided for in article 11 of law no. 84-578 of 9 July 1984 on the development of economic initiative.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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