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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration

Article R621-56

…ay not in any way depend on the amount of the rights and contributions instituted by article L. 621-5-4 of this Code, and the total amount of bonuses distributed to employees in this respect may not e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4314-5

…industrial, craft or liberal profession activity; 4° Initiate investigations on its own initiative; 5° Contacting an economic operator under an assumed identity to obtain commercial information; 6° Ac…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for selecting health care organisations

Article R6113-59

…isation (ATIH) submits to each establishment on the list drawn up in application of article R. 6113-58 a proposed agreement containing the reciprocal undertakings of both parties, by any means capable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article D6162-5

The minimum number of meetings, which may not be less than four per year, and, subject to the following provisions, the procedures for convening meetings and the rules governing the operation of the B…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rejection of the application

Article R612-51

If the patent application is likely to be rejected for one of the cases provided for in Article L. 612-12 (7° and 9°), reasoned notification is given to the applicant. The notification contains a form…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Transfer and loss of trademark rights

Article R714-5

By way of derogation from 2° of Article R. 714-4, may be produced with the application:1° In the event of a transfer by death: a copy of any deed establishing the transfer, at the request of the heirs…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the conclusion, assessment and implementation of group financial support agreements

Article R613-53

I. - The parties to a group financial support agreement shall publish annually on their website a general description of the agreement and of the participating group entities pursuant to III of Articl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional suspension.

Article R811-55

…by one party, an additional period of eight days is granted to the other party to lodge a cross-appeal.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Periods of work experience in a professional environment

Article D5135-5

During the work experience period, the host company will appoint a person to help, inform, guide and assess the beneficiary. In the event of an accident occurring during or at the location of the work…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Alteration

Article L131-58

If the text of the cheque is altered, signatories subsequent to the alteration are bound by the terms of the altered text; earlier signatories are bound by the terms of the original text.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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