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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: The business.

Article R141-1-1

…principal place of business and within the jurisdiction where the branch is located, if the branch forms the sole object of the transfer.

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

Article R444-27

Installation and maintenance grants take the form of subsidies of a fixed amount paid for each service meeting the following conditions: 1° Their fee is proportional; 2° They relate to a monetary base…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article D2311-15

The report provided for in article L. 2311-1-1 describes, in summary form, the sustainable development situation of the local authority based on the assessments, documents and reports produced by the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D2371-1

Where the directors of the companies participating in the formation of a company resulting from a cross-border transaction decide that its registered office shall be located on French territory, the d…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 12: Work with pressurised equipment

Article D4153-33

…Environment Code. II -The prohibition mentioned in I may be waived under the conditions and in the forms set out in section 3 of this chapter.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Designation procedures and arrangements

Article D1413-49

…ed as "coordinating laboratory", "associated laboratory" or "expert laboratory". These laboratories form the network of national reference centres.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R822-93

…e shares of their author shall be notified to the company and to each of the partners in one of the forms provided for in Article R. 822-86. The terms of this award are governed by article R. 822-50 a…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Membership

Article D7121-47

The employer shall inform the caisse de congés payés of the family allowance fund to which it belongs. It provides proof, in the form of documents issued by the paid leave fund, on a quarterly basis a…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Effects of the appeal in cassation.

Article 621

If the appeal in cassation is dismissed, the party who lodged it is no longer eligible to lodge a new appeal against the same judgment, except in the case provided for in Article 618. The same applies…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-11

A decree specifies the rights and obligations of top-level sportsmen and sportswomen, elite sportsmen and sportswomen, national team sportsmen and sportswomen, and top-level sports referees and judges…

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