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Showing 23412350 of 29549 articles for Art. 17 mai 2002

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation of the company.

Article R743-66

…ties of the administrator whose appointment is provided for by article 64 of decree no. 2022-900 of 17 June 2022 relating to the ethics and discipline of ministerial officers. Dismissed partners may n…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-20

…e possibility of issuing a bring or arrest warrant in accordance with the provisions of Article 712-17, the sentence enforcement judge and court may issue a search note designed to enable the sentence…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-144

…ccording to the following scale:Tranches of base Applicable rate 0 to €6,500 1.290% From €6,500 to €17,000 0.532% From €17,000 to €60,000 0.355% More than €60,000 0.266%

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-137

…with the following scale:Tranches of assessment Applicable rate 0 to €6,500 0.242% From €6,500 to €17,000 0.133% From €17,000 to €30,000 0.091% Over €30,000 0.067%

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-3-2

…procedure includes the supply of a custom-made device referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 concerning medical devices, ame…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Holiday vouchers.

Article L3263-1

The provisions relating to holiday vouchers are set out in articles L. 411-1 to L. 411-17 of the French Tourism Code.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII quinquies : Compliance programme penalties

Article 764-44

…or in Article 131-39-2 of the Criminal Code has been imposed on a company mentioned in I of Article 17 de la loi n° 2016-1691 du 9 décembre 2016 relative à la transparence, à la lutte contre la corrup…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-2

Where the law governing the contract is that of a State which does not belong to the European Union, the consumer may not be deprived of the protection afforded to him by the provisions adopted by a M…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Psychomotrician.

Article L4332-5

By way of derogation from the provisions of article L. 4332-2, employees who have practised the profession of psychomotrician on a principal basis for at least three years during the ten years prior t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional provisions relating to selective distribution aid

Article 919-40

By way of derogation from 1° of article 223-4, for the selective aid for the distribution of unreleased works provided for in article 221-24 allocated for a given work from the entry into force of del…

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