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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article L642-15

In the case of a management lease, the business must actually be sold within two years of the judgment adopting the plan.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligation to inform air passengers of the identity of the air carrier.

Article R211-18

After the contract has been concluded, the contracting carrier or tour operator shall inform the passenger of any change in the identity of the carrier actually operating the flight segment(s) specifi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Conditions for holding office as a member of the community council.

Article L5215-18

In the councils of urban communities with more than 100,000 inhabitants, the operation of groups of community councillors may be the subject of deliberations without the decisions relating to the comp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-150

…d for products which must be covered by the marketing authorisation provided for in article L. 5121-8, after this authorisation has been issued;2° For the medicinal products mentioned in article L. 51…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article R533-18

I. - The rules limiting the number of directorships provided for in II to IV of article L. 533-26 apply within an investment firm that meets one of the following conditions:1° The balance sheet total,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-15

In the event of an assignment of the lease, any clause imposing joint and several provisions on the assignor with the assignee shall be deemed unwritten.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Smoke extraction

Article R4216-15

In the case of mechanical smoke extraction, the extraction rate is calculated on the basis of one cubic metre per second per 100 square metres.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Information.

Article L3121-18

Every member of the departmental council has the right, within the scope of his or her function, to be informed of departmental affairs that are the subject of deliberation.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Agreement-based mediation and conciliation

Article 1535

…r Member State of the European Union under the conditions provided for in Article 6 of Directive 2008/52/EC of 21 May 2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain aspects of mediation…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Probationary measures

Article R716-18

The period provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 716-4-7 and given to the applicant to appeal on the merits is twenty working days or thirty-one calendar days, whichever is longer, from the…

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