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Showing 11611170 of 34161 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 18-5-2022 n° 20-20.725 F-B

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-20

A legal entity may be appointed as a director. When appointed, it is required to designate a permanent representative who is subject to the same conditions and obligations and incurs the same civil an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-20

Asset transfers carried out pursuant to Articles L. 642-18 and L. 642-19 are subject to the prohibitions set out in the first paragraph of Article L. 642-3. However, the juge-commissaire may, at the r…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-18

The probationary period referred to in article 21-17 is reduced to two years: 1° For foreign nationals who have successfully completed two years of higher education with a view to acquiring a diploma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Rules governing the practice of the profession of optician-mutician

Article D4362-18

The refractive optician receives the patient within the confines of the optician's shop or in a room adjoining it, designed to enable the patient to be cared for in conditions of sound and visual isol…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Labelling of magistral or officinal preparations intended for veterinary medicine.

Article R5132-18

The label of magistral or officinal preparations intended for veterinary medicine covered by the regulations of this section must include the following information: 1° Name and address of the pharmaci…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-20

The Agence de services et de paiement is authorised to implement automated processing of personal data contained in prior requests for authorisation to be placed in a partial activity position and req…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation agreements and secondments

Article R5132-20

A contract is drawn up in writing between the intermediary association and the person, known as the user, to whom it makes one or more employees available. The contract shall include in particular : 1…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-20

The amounts of ancillary own funds items to be taken into account to determine prudential own funds within the meaning of Article L. 351-6 are subject to the prior approval of the Autorité de contrôle…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 208 quinquies

I. - Legal entities subject ipso jure or by option to corporation tax under the conditions of ordinary law, which, within five years of the establishment of one of the zones provided for in Article 1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Making information available to the public

Article R5232-20

The information provided for in I and II of Article L. 5232-5 shall be made available in a dematerialised format, accessible free of charge and reusable in such a way as to allow aggregation. To this…

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