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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R623-51

The seizure, whether descriptive or real, provided for in Article L. 623-27-1 is ordered by the president of one of the judicial courts mentioned in Article D. 631-1, within whose jurisdiction the ope…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General scheme

Article L214-89

Partners may only be held liable if the société civile or the société d'épargne forestière has previously been unsuccessfully sued. Each member is liable to third parties on the basis of his share in…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Livret de développement durable et solidaire.

Article D221-105

For the purposes ofArticle L. 221-27 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, establishments distributing the Livret de Développement Durable et Solidaire offer their Livret holders the opportunity…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Due diligence

Article D8254-6

Any enforcement officer who observes the recruitment or employment of a foreign national who does not hold a permit authorising him or her to work as an employee in France by the co-contractor referre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Criteria and procedures for funding the professional transition project

Article R6323-14-1

I.-When the request for funding is submitted by the employee referred to in article R. 6323-11-1, the regional inter-professional joint committee may decide to fund the project even when the associate…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-16

I.-The persons considered to be liable by the College of Experts or the insurers who guarantee the civil or administrative liability of these persons shall make an offer of compensation to the victim…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds concerning the transfer of assets by succession or gift

Article A444-65

Transfers of successive rights (numbers 11 and 12 of table 5) give rise to the collection of a proportional fee:1° According to the following scale, in the case of the transfer of successive rights en…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating principally to the assets and property of the business

Article A444-119

A proportional fee is charged for a sale with right of redemption (number 99 in table 5), according to the following schedule:Base of assessment Applicable rate 0 to €6,500 3.870% From €6,500 to €17,0…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of electoral rolls.

Article R713-1

I.-The members of the local chambers of commerce and industry and the departmental chambers of commerce and industry of Ile-de-France are elected under the same conditions as the members of the territ…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-11-1

I. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may issue a simplified payment institution authorisation when the total amount of payment transactions forecast does not exceed a ceiling set…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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