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Showing 17011710 of 55089 articles for Art. CA Bordeaux 2-3-2022 n° 18/04413

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Private security guards

Article R15-33-29-2-1

The powers vested in the departmental prefect by this section are exercised, in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône, by the Bouches-du-Rhône police prefect.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article Annexe 3-2-1

…the terms of which:"Only operators meeting the conditions defined in this article may organise and carry out voluntary sales of furniture by public auction and electronic auctions. I.-If it is a natu…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-22-3

…ompulsory licence under the conditions set out in this article and in Article L. 623-22-4. The application for a compulsory licence is made to the judicial court in the place where the right holder is…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Determining the topics, timetable and method of negotiation

Article L2222-3-2

An agreement concluded at branch level defines the method applicable to negotiation at company level. This agreement is binding on companies which have not concluded an agreement or convention in appl…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-28-3

…councils of the municipalities representing two-thirds of the population, to proceed with the unification of one or more of the following direct taxes: council tax on second homes and other furnished…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-30-2

…ation:1° Registration declarations intended for the tax services and social security bodies;2° Applications for authorisation or declarations prior to the exercise of the activity that these service p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Storage receipts

Article R522-24-3

The pledge is enforceable against third parties from the date of its entry mentioned in the register. This entry also includes a number assigned by the manager of the platform referred to in the first…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions

Article R814-3-2

…the National Council relating to the matters listed in 2° to 6° and 8° of Article R. 814-3 are applicable to the persons mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 811-2 and the first paragraph o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article R4323-2-3

Articles R. 4311-105 and R. 4311-106 are applicable to masseur-physiotherapists and chiropodists, subject to the following adaptations: 1° In the first paragraph of Article R. 4311-105, the words: "Ar…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-26-3

Applications for delegation or its renewal must be submitted no later than: - 30 June of the year following that of the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games; -30 June of the year in which the Olympic a…

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