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Showing 19111920 of 61403 articles for Art. s. L 621-3 to L 621-6

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article L22-10-63

Article L. 225-209-2 is not applicable to companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market subject to the dispositions du II de l'article L. 433-3 du code monétaire et financier.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-6-4

The control officers referred to in article L. 8271-1-2 shall communicate their official reports relating to any of the offences constituting illegal employment referred to in 1° to 4° of article L. 8…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-6-1

In a cooperative constituted as a limited liability company, the manager(s) is (are) a natural person who is either a member in a personal capacity, or the chairman of the board of directors, the mana…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Harm reduction policy for drug users.

Article D3121-33-6

The medicines are kept in a place to which only the staff of the reception and support centre for harm reduction for drug users have access. They are stored under the conditions laid down in the marke…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article 366-6

The judge, as soon as he is aware of the decision authorising the taking to task procedure, shall abstain until the taking to task has been decided.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the training of volunteer fire fighters

Article L1424-37

All volunteer firefighters or volunteers on civic service with the firefighters benefit, from the start of their period of commitment, from initial training and, subsequently, from ongoing training.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the training of volunteer fire fighters

Article L1424-38

The training costs of volunteer firefighters constitute compulsory expenditure for the commune, the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation or the departmental or territorial fire and resc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the training of volunteer fire fighters

Article L1424-39

The fire and rescue services contribute to the funding of training for volunteer fire brigade officers provided by their national public training establishment.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article L5721-6-1

I.- The transfer of powers to a public-private association automatically entails the application to all the public property, facilities and services necessary for their exercise, as well as to all the…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 622-3

The following are eligible for selective aid: 1° Long-length cinematographic works for which investment approval has been granted; 2° Long-length cinematographic works for which one of the aids provid…

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