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Showing 83718380 of 60498 articles for Art. Decree 2022-1294 of 5-10-2022

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Projects subject to authorisation.

Article L752-5-1

Infringements of the provisions of Article L. 752-1, L. 752-23 and the texts adopted for their application are investigated and established by the agents mentioned in II of Article L. 450-1, under the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Insurance scheme

Article L351-5-1

…ted and monitored by the bodies responsible for collection mentioned in article L. 351-21 on behalf of the body managing the unemployment insurance scheme mentioned in the same article, in accordance…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-54-1

Leave is granted each year, at the employee's request, regardless of age: 1° To any employee appointed to sit on a voluntary basis on the administrative or management body of an association governed b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R613-3-5

In the event of disagreement on the joint decision, duly notified, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall consult the European Banking Authority, either on its own initiative or at…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities.

Article R123-208-5

…person wishing to carry out an itinerant commercial or craft activity must present, at the request of the agents mentioned in article L. 123-30 the valid card allowing the exercise of an itinerant co…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R752-44-5

The authorisation is granted for a period of five years, with no tacit renewal possible. It is valid throughout the department. The prefectoral order authorising an organisation pursuant to the first…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article A123-80-5

The amount of the fee provided for in article R. 123-208-3 of the French Commercial Code is set at 30 euros.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties

Article L313-50-2

…n the total guarantee commitments covered by the guarantee. This base takes into account the risk profile of member institutions or companies. The AMF also sets the conditions under which these contri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties

Article L313-50-1

A representative of the members of the surety guarantee mechanism who are not credit institutions participates with voting rights in the Supervisory Board of the Deposit Guarantee and Resolution Fund,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L615-5-1

…identical product is different from the patented process. If the defendant fails to provide such proof, any identical product manufactured without the consent of the patent owner will be presumed to h…

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