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Showing 23612370 of 63423 articles for Art. Decree 2023-1021 of 3-11-2023

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: General obligations of traders

Article A123-11-2

I.-The payment of legal fees to the benefit of a recipient body or a competent authority shall be made by the declarant to the single body mentioned in Article R. 123-1 using the following means:a) By…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article R621-11-1

I.-The number of secondary establishments referred to in 1° of Article L. 621-4-1 is three.The threshold referred to in the sixth paragraph of this same article corresponds to a net turnover of 20 mil…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Preferential rights and guarantees for wage claims.

Article L143-11-6

…uneration used to calculate contributions to the unemployment insurance scheme defined by Section I of Chapter I of Title V of Book III of this Code.The collection, control and litigation of these con…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-11-1

…ation, the trainee must submit to the regional council a document issued by the competent authority of the foreign State showing that the person with whom the traineeship began abroad is approved to c…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health centres.

Article L6323-1-11

I.-Prior to the opening of the health centre and, where applicable, one or more branches, the legal representative of the managing body of this centre shall submit to the director of the regional heal…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Authorisation and renewal

Article R*1173-8

If the authorities do not respond to an application for authorisation within two months, the application is deemed to have been rejected.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administration of Caisse des dépôts et consignations.

Article R518-11-1

The Chief Executive prepares the budget of the public institution and submits it to the Supervisory Board for adoption within a timeframe that enables it to be implemented on 1st January of the financ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions

Article D4421-3

Article D. 4151-25 is applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from decree no. 2023-737 of 8 August 2023.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique (National Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article R212-6-11

The Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique draws up its own rules of procedure.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-2-11

In the absence of an application for authorisation submitted under the conditions of article R. 6523-2-10, or if the applications submitted do not meet the conditions laid down in I of the same articl…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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