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Showing 801810 of 70378 articles for Art. s. L 141-2 to L 141-22 · R 141-1 et seq.

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Declaration of claims.

Article R622-22

In application of the sixth paragraph of Article L. 622-24, creditors whose claims, properly arising after the opening judgment other than those mentioned in I of Article L. 622-17, result from a succ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Announcement of results and disputes relating to the election of consular judges.

Article R723-22

Votes are counted by the committee provided for in article L. 723-13. The results are announced publicly by the chairman of the committee. The list of elected candidates, drawn up in descending order…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-227

Subject to Article R. 123-228, a registered legal unit is indicated as ceased in the register in the event of dissolution if it is a legal unit mentioned in 4° to 6° of Article R. 123-220, and in the…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Annual report of the joint fund

Article R2135-22

The annual report referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 2135-16 shall indicate the use of funds by each of the beneficiary organisations referred to in Article L. 2135-12, for each of the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraphe 1 : Du divorce par consentement mutuel par acte sous signature privée contresigné par avocats, déposé au rang des minutes d'un notaire

Article 229-1

Where the spouses agree on the breakdown of the marriage and its effects, they shall record, each assisted by a lawyer, their agreement in an agreement in the form of a private deed countersigned by t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration, registration of activity and withdrawal of registration

Article R7232-22

In the case provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 7232-8, the legal entity or sole trader who has been the subject of a decision to withdraw the benefit of Articles L. 7233-2 of the Labour…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-22

Proof of the exhibitor's right, defined in Article L. 611-13, first paragraph, second indent b, shall be provided within four months of the filing date of the patent application in the form of a certi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Receipts and warrants

Article R522-22

The administration of the general shop shall liquidate at the request of the holder of the receipt or warrant the debts and costs listed in Article L. 522-32 and whose lien takes precedence over that…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-22

Where the application for marketing authorisation concerns a generator, it shall also include: 1° A general description of the system and a detailed description of the components of the system likely…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4412-22

During work likely to expose workers to noxious gases in confined spaces such as shafts, gas pipes, flues, cesspools, tanks or appliances of any kind, workers must be restrained or protected by anothe…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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