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Showing 25212530 of 66810 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 2-7-2020 n°s 19-11.417 and 19-13.636

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various partnerships formed for the joint practice of the profession

Article R814-78

The Government Commissioner to the National Commission may request from the statutory auditor mentioned in Article R. 814-29 a special report on the financial terms of the transfer of shares or equity…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police

Article R2512-7

…laques bearing, along with the number of the arrondissement, an indication of the name of all roads and squares open to traffic are affixed to buildings, whether built-up or not, located at the corner…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition, appointment and term of office.

Article R5312-7

…E-CGC); 3° Five representatives of professional employers' organisations representative at national and cross-industry level: a) Three representatives nominated by the Mouvement des Entreprises de Fra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations to insure and declare remuneration.

Article R5422-7

The declaration provided for in Article R. 5422-6 and the payment of contributions corresponding to the remuneration declared are made on the same dates as the payment of contributions due to the gene…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Reduction of sentences

Article 721

…convicts serving one or more custodial sentences who have given sufficient evidence of good conduct and who have shown serious efforts to reintegrate. This reduction may not exceed six months per year…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-7

…article L. 581-3 of the Environment Code;- signs;- pre-signs, including those covered by the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 581-19 of the Environment Code.It is based on the exploited surfa…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XVIII: Costs and expenses.

Article 721

In the case of Article 720, the judge shall rule according to the nature and importance of the activities of the auxiliary of justice or the public or ministerial officer, the difficulties they have p…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XVIII: Costs and expenses.

Article 720

Disputes relating to the fees of court officers or public or ministerial officials whose method of calculation is not determined by a regulatory provision remain subject to the rules specific to them.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XVIII: Costs and expenses.

Article 719

Claims or disputes relating to costs, emoluments and disbursements which are not included in the costs referred to in Article 695 brought by or against court officers and public or ministerial officia…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Counting of remote electronic votes

Article R2122-78

On the last day of the postal vote count, the chairman and assessors of the polling station count the remote electronic votes in public. To this end, they activate two of the three counting keys menti…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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