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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-66

The Chairman of the Management Board or, where applicable, the sole Managing Director represents the company in its dealings with third parties. However, the Articles of Association may empower the Su…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for attachment of the remuneration of public officials

Article R212-6

Every month, the public accountant shall pay into the "Caisse des dépôts et consignations" account of the registrar of the judicial court or, where applicable, the registrar of one of its local chambe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article L313-61

No compensation or costs other than those mentioned in article L. 313-60 may not be charged to the lessee. However, in the event of default by the lessee, the lessor may claim reimbursement from the l…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D8-6

The authorisations provided for in I of Article 15-4 shall be issued to tax officials authorised to carry out judicial investigations pursuant to Article 28-2 by the head of the judicial police depart…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Hospital duties for medical students.

Article R6153-60

The training periods mentioned in article R. 6153-47, with the exception of the period of study abroad and the training period carried out as an intern, carried out outside the university hospital cen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article L3324-6

The following are treated as periods of presence, regardless of the method of distribution adopted by the agreement: 1° Periods of maternity leave provided for in Article L. 1225-17, paternity and chi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-68

For the assessment of the limits set out in articles R. 214-66 and R. 214-67: 1° When the securities held by the fund are not admitted to trading on a financial instruments market within the meaning o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article A750-6

Persons who so request may be provided with the following information: A. - Categories of information recorded in connection with the processing of applications: A-1. Description of the application A-…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-62

For the companies mentioned in the first paragraph of 1° of IV of article L. 214-30, the workforce is determined by the sum of the company's workforce and the workforce of each of the companies mentio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article R711-68

The public establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry adopt internal regulations relating to their organisation and operation, which set out, among other provisions:1° The oper…

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