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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 3-1 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 310-1)

Article Annexe 3-1

MODEL OF PRELIMINARY DECLARATION FOR A LIQUIDATION SALE 1. Declarant Last name, first names: Usual name (if applicable): For legal entities, last name and first name of the legal or statutory represen…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R211-3

The exception provided for in 9° of article L. 211-3 is exercised under the conditions defined in articles R. 122-31 and R. 122-32.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Group agreements.

Article L2232-35

Agreements concluded pursuant to this section shall be subject to the conditions of form, notification and filing set out in sections 2 and 3 of Chapter I of this Title.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: International applications

Article R614-34

The provisions of articles R. 411-19 to R. 411-26 and R. 618-3 apply to the litigation referred to in Article L. 411-4.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medically assisted procreation with third-party donors

Article 342-12

…the women named therein choose the surname that will devolve on the child at the latest at the time of the declaration of birth: either the name of one of them, or their two names together in the orde…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Organisation and powers.

Article L411-3

The rules governing employee members of advisory committees are set out in Article L. 614-3 of the Monetary and Financial Code, which is reproduced below: "Art. L. 614-3 -Employee members of the Comit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Information and publicity measures.

Article R321-35

In the case of auction brokerage carried out remotely by electronic means, the broker provides online information to the public in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 321-3..

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to investment service providers and other service providers.

Article R571-3

Failure by an intermediary in equity financing to comply with any of the obligations set out in Section 3 of Chapter VIII of Title IV is punishable by a fifth-class fine.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions specific to the overseas collectivities governed by Article 74 of the Constitution and New Caledonia

Article 33-1

By way of derogation from Article 26, the declaration which must be received by the director of the judicial registry services of the judicial court is received by the president of the court of first…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions specific to the overseas collectivities governed by Article 74 of the Constitution and New Caledonia

Article 33-2

Parrogation à l'article 31, the president of the court of first instance or the judge in charge of the detached section has sole authority to issue a certificate of French nationality to any person wh…

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