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Showing 17011710 of 69069 articles for Art. L 112-2 al. 3 and 4

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out.

Article L228-35-3

Non-voting preference shares may be created by a capital increase or by conversion of ordinary shares already issued. They may be converted into ordinary shares. Non-voting preferred shares may not re…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Formation of the credit agreement and the main agreement

Article L341-44-1

Failure by the lender to comply with any of the obligations set out in articles L. 313-30 to L. 313-32 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 for a le…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exercise of parental authority by separated parents

Article 373-2

The separation of the parents has no effect on the rules governing the devolution of parental authority.Each of the father and mother must maintain a personal relationship with the child and respect t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-4

I.-To ensure compliance with the national target for health insurance expenditure or the other targets mentioned in the Social Security Code, in the event of a revision of their amount, or in the even…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Admissibility of lists of candidates and individual applications

Article D1441-24-3

I. - The personal data mentioned in articles D. 1441-22-2, D. 1441-22-3 and D. 1441-22-4 are kept as follows: 1° Until the end of the term of office : a) For the representative of the trade union or p…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L4134-4

The regional economic, social and environmental council shall draw up its rules of procedure.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Reimbursement of expenses

Article D2123-22-4-A

A.-For the application of the second paragraph of article L. 2123-18-2, the deliberation of the municipal council determines the documents that the members of the municipal council must provide for th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article R15-33-29-3

The contraventions provided for in the Penal Code that municipal police officers, country wardens, Paris surveillance officers mentioned in article 21 of this code, as well as officers of the City of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Assessment of refusal of care

Article D4122-4-2

A commission, attached to the Conseil national de l'ordre des médecins, the Conseil national de l'ordre des chirurgiens-dentistes and the Conseil national de l'ordre des sages-femmes respectively, is…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-42

The employee notifies the employer of the reason for his absence and the date on which he intends to end the suspension of his employment contract.The period of adoption leave is treated as a period o…

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