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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special payment rules

Article L224-20

…collective company retirement savings plan must be able to receive the payments mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 224-2, made in cash. The plan must also be able to receive sums from the compulsory…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article R123-278

…ocuments: 1° For natural persons, the information referred to in articles R. 123-243 to R. 123-245, 2° and 3° of article R. 123-246 and articles R. 123-247 to R. 123-251; For legal entities, the infor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-51

…the contract of issue. This designation is not mandatory for the public offers mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code and in Article L. 411-2-1 of the same code…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Aid to establishments retailing new books

Article R1511-43-2

…and 3° The company's operating accounts for the last two fi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Installation conditions

Article R5125-10

…es are subject to compliance with the conditions set out in articles R. 5125-8 and R. 5125-9 and in 2° of article L. 5125-3-2.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judgment

Article D45-2-6

If the committal order with deferred effect is issued against a person who is detained for another reason, the provisions of articles D. 45-2-3 and D. 48-2-5 providing for the convicted person to be s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-25

The fee provided for in Article R. 663-27-1 in respect of the inventory carried out pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 641-2 (number 11 of table 4-3) is set at €94.05.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Commissioning authorisation.

Article R6312-36-2

…er of the actual use of the ambulances for which it already has authorisations to place in service; 2° Of the adequacy between the number of its staff making up the crews of the medical transport vehi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-5

…to articles L. 222-2 to L. 222-2-8. It shall include : 1° The identity and address of the parties; 2° The date of recruitment and the period for which it is concluded; 3° A description of the job hel…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Breach of contract

Article R6222-23-1

In order to allow a new apprenticeship contract to be signed in application of article L. 6222-18-2, an exception may be made to the minimum duration of the apprenticeship contract mentioned in the fi…

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