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Showing 25012510 of 28351 articles for Art. 28 mai 1997

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pledging of intangible movables.

Article 2358

A pledge of a claim may be made for a specific period of time. It may relate to a fraction of a claim, unless the claim is indivisible.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3121-22

The length of time during which the employer may defer the mandatory time off may not exceed two months.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agreement

Article D5134-150

The term for which the agreement is signed may not exceed three years. The agreement may be renewed by express agreement of the parties.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Liquidation.

Article R6223-56

Under no circumstances may the duties of liquidator be entrusted to a person struck off the roll of an association.Several liquidators may be appointed.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: Equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article L221-32-2

…used for one or more of the following purposes:a) Shares, excluding those mentioned in article L. 228-11 of the French Commercial Code, or company investment certificates and cooperative investment c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory sureties covered by the surety guarantee mechanism.

Article D313-26

…elating to the communication of statistical information; 16° 2° of article 9 of decree no. 98-58 of 28 January 1998 relating to the conditions for issuing the foreign trader's identity card; 17° Artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
SCHEDULE 5-3 (Annex to Article A. 526-6)

Article Annexe

…>Sign (if any) Brand name (if applicable): > APE/ NAF code (A) APE/ NAF (A) code : Address of the main establishment or residential premises where the business is based: Postal code Postcode: I _ I…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Transfer and loss of trademark rights

Article L714-1

The rights attached to a trademark are transferable in whole or in part, regardless of the person who exploits them or causes them to be exploited. The transfer of these rights, even in part, may not…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Leasing of services.

Article 1780

Services may only be engaged for a specific time, or for a specific undertaking. A hire of service, made without determination of duration, may always be terminated by the will of one of the contracti…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Effects of the appeal in cassation.

Article 620

The Cour de cassation may dismiss the appeal by substituting a ground of pure law for an erroneous ground; it may also do so by disregarding an erroneous but superabundant ground of law. It may, unles…

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