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Showing 10811090 of 63423 articles for Art. Decree 2023-1021 of 3-11-2023

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for exercising general powers

Article L2312-11

…without prejudice to the provisions relating to trade union delegates and the collective expression of employees.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-11

A decree specifies the rights and obligations of top-level sportsmen and sportswomen, elite sportsmen and sportswomen, national team sportsmen and sportswomen, and top-level sports referees and judges…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-11

…and finance companies must have paid-up initial capital or a paid-up endowment, the minimum amount of which, between one million and five million euros depending on the authorisation granted, is defi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French judicial authorities of a European Investigation Order issued by another Member State

Article D47-1-11

…ion, the latter shall forward it without delay to the public prosecutor or investigating magistrate of the judicial court with territorial jurisdiction and shall immediately inform the issuing authori…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-11

No higher bid is allowed when the sale has taken place in the forms prescribed by articles L. 143-3 to L. 143-8, L. 143-10and L. 143-13 to L. 143-15.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1a: Remuneration paid to members of the board of directors or supervisory board of public limited companies

Article 117 bis

Remuneration allocated to members of the board of directors or supervisory board of public limited companies, in any capacity whatsoever, excluding salaries and industrial property royalties, give ris…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Fixing the term and duration of the contract

Article L1254-11

The term of an employment contract is fixed precisely when it is entered into. However, it may not include a precise term if the term of the object for which it was concluded is not known. It is then…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conclusion and purpose of the contract

Article D1143-11

The contract for mixed employment and professional equality between women and men is concluded on behalf of the State by the regional prefect. If its scope goes beyond the regional framework, the cont…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Elections

Article R4441-11

At least thirty days before the date of the election, candidates shall hand in their signed declaration of candidacy to the head office of the Association's body, in return for a receipt, or send it t…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deposits required from legal entities whose registered office is on French territory.

Article R123-110

In the event of the transfer of the registered office outside the jurisdiction of the court at the registry of which the legal entity was registered, a copy of the articles of association or the group…

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