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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales

Article A123-79

…drawn up and sent by the registrar to the bulletin within eight days of filing.The notice contains:1° The name of the group;2° The address of the registered office;3° The registration references in t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales

Article A123-77

The transfer by a member of its shareholding in a European Economic Interest Grouping, or of a fraction thereof, gives rise to the insertion in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commercial…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales

Article A123-76

…he draft transfer outside France of a European Economic Interest Grouping referred to in Article A. 123-59 gives rise to the publication of a notice in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales

Article A123-78

…time as the decision pronouncing the dissolution or nullity, the notice provided for in article R. 123-159 is published alone. In this case, it shall indicate the name, customary name, pseudonym, for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-75

…stituent general meeting or by the ordinary general meeting. In the case provided for in Article L. 225-16, they are appointed in the Articles of Association. Their term of office is determined by the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Transfer of sentenced persons

Article 728-5

…ppointed ex officio at his request. The judgment is immediately enforceable notwithstanding any appeal.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-71

At the end of the international solidarity leave or following its interruption for reasons of force majeure, the employee returns to his previous job or to a similar job with at least equivalent pay.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Joint representation action

Article R622-7

In the event of the dissolution of the approved national consumer association, a change of corporate purpose or withdrawal of approval, consumers may give a mandate to another approved national consum…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-7

Manufacturers, importers and holders of veterinary medicinal products who fail to declare their production, import or stock at the express request of the authorities in the event of an epizootic disea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions and missions

Article L721-7

In the collectivities referred to in Article 73 of the Constitution and in the collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the Banque de France carries out the tasks…

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