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Showing 351360 of 54779 articles for Art. Ordinance 2019-359 of 24 April 2019 – restrictive-practices reform

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination and election of members

Article R7111-24

Alternate members, equal in number to the representatives of employers and professional journalists, are appointed and elected simultaneously and under the same conditions as the full members. One of…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article L321-24

Nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who permanently carry out the activity of voluntary sales of furniture by publi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Beneficiaries of the various social security schemes, medical assistance and article L. 115 of the pensions code

Article R1112-24

When they are admitted, beneficiaries of the various social security schemes must provide all the documents required for the establishment to be able to obtain reimbursement of hospitalisation costs f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Voluntary termination of pregnancy by medication.

Article R6323-24

When carrying out voluntary termination of pregnancy by medication, the centre must enlist the help of a pharmacist registered on the roll of section E or H of the national order of pharmacists. In th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-24

Even when it is made by way of security and without stipulating a price, the assignment of a claim transfers ownership of the assigned claim to the assignee. Unless otherwise agreed, the signatory of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-24

Maternity leave results in the suspension of the employment contract. The employee shall notify the employer of the reason for her absence and the date on which she intends to end it.The duration of t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: International applications

Article L614-24

Where an international application for the protection of inventions made under the Washington Treaty includes the designation or election of France, such application shall be deemed to be for a Europe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 242 ter

1. Persons who ensure the payment of income from transferable capital referred to in articles 108 to 125 as well as income from capitalisation bonds or contracts and investments of the same nature are…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-24

The right of lien of the tax authorities and social security bodies covers all the professional and personal assets of the sole trader in the event of fraudulent manoeuvres or serious and repeated fai…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mobilisation of loans by the assignee or the pledgee.

Article R313-24

For the purposes of 2° of I of article L. 513-3, eligible guaranteed loans are those for which a credit institution, finance company or insurance company with equity of at least 12 million euros is a…

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