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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution of profit-sharing.

Article L3314-9

Any sums paid to beneficiaries under the profit-sharing agreement after the last day of the fifth month following the end of the financial year will be subject to late payment interest equal to 1.33 t…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations to be made by natural persons

Article R123-49

Within fifteen days of the new registration or conversion, it is notified, by the clerk of the court within whose jurisdiction the new establishment or the new address of the company fixed at the resi…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various companies.

Article R743-35

Each of the orders issued for the application of articles R. 743-42, R. 743-47, R. 743-69, R. 743-100, R. 743-101, R. 743-123, R. 743-126 and R. 743-127 amends or supplements the order provided for in…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Management of the special reserve.

Article D3324-40

When the income tax return for a financial year is corrected by the tax authorities or the tax court, the amount of employee profit-sharing for that financial year is recalculated, taking into account…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-53

The manufacturer and importer of medicinal products mentioned in 1° of article L. 4211-1, or of generators, kits or precursors mentioned in 3° of the said article, shall implement a pharmaceutical qua…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Application to the armed forces health service

Article R6153-95

For the application of the sixth paragraph of article R. 6153-47, student doctors in the armed forces health service schools may complete : 1° Either a training period chosen on their own initiative,…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Employers' groups for integration and qualification

Article D1253-49

The Fédération française des groupements d'employeurs pour l'insertion et la qualification has fifteen days from the date of the committee's opinion to notify the employers' group of its decision by r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-3

Co-operative societies of retail traders are societies with variable capital constituted in the form of a limited liability company or a public limited company and operating in accordance with the pro…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Application for approval

Article R212-56

The standard contract of association mentioned in 5° of article R. 212-54 provides in particular: 1° The reference price mentioned in article L. 212-29 or the guaranteed remuneration payment terms men…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: The agreement

Article 1546-1

The parties may enter into a participatory procedure agreement for the purposes of readiness to proceed at any time during the proceedings.The parties may, at any time, expressly waive the right to re…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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