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Showing 43214330 of 57065 articles for Art. L 141-18 · R 123-211

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-2

The employer's acceptance of the employee's application under the collective agreement terminates the employment contract by mutual agreement of the parties, where applicable under the conditions prov…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-5-1

Opposition based on an earlier trade mark that has been registered for more than five years shall be rejected where the opponent, at the request of the proprietor of the application for registration,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Radiation.

Article R123-128

Any trader is automatically struck off the register if: 1° He is prohibited from carrying on a commercial activity by virtue of a court decision that has become final or an enforceable administrative…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Conversion of the société européenne into a société anonyme.

Article R229-24

The proposed transformation of the société européenne, provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 229-10, is the subject of a notice inserted in a medium authorised to receive legal announceme…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-3

Any undertaking obtaining administrative approval for a principal risk belonging to a class mentioned in 1 to 18 of article R. 321-1 may also insure risks included in another class without administrat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-304

When the President of the Regional Chamber of Trades and Crafts or, by delegation, the President of the Departmental Chamber of Trades and Crafts is informed by an administrative or judicial authority…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-302

When the President of the regional Chamber of Trades and Crafts or, by delegation, the President of the departmental Chamber of Trades and Crafts is informed by an administrative or judicial authority…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compulsory licences in the interests of economic development

Article R613-31

The order provided for in Article L. 613-18 (paragraph 5) shall be notified to the owner of the patent, to the licensees and to the beneficiary of the licence applied for. It shall be entered automati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions common to all sales.

Article R642-37

The decision which, either in the judgment pronouncing the compulsory liquidation or subsequently, grants the periods mentioned in the penultimate paragraph of Article L. 642-18, sets the occupancy in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to sales by judicial tender and by amicable tender.

Article R642-24

When the official receiver, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 642-18, authorises the liquidator to resume the property seizure procedure suspended by the judgment opening the judicial liq…

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