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Showing 421430 of 5757 articles for Art. Vertical Guidelines – 30 June 2022 – pts 29–46

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R917-29

In the first paragraph of Article R. 713-29, the words: "of a territorial or regional chamber of commerce and industry" are replaced by the words: "of the Saint-Pierre and Miquelon chamber of agricult…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Interruption of the payment period

Article R2192-30

When the authorising officer and the public accountant do not belong to the same legal entity and have agreed on a conventional payment period under the conditions set out in Article 12 of Decree no.…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-30

The defendant shall have, on pain of inadmissibility noted ex officio, a period of three months from the notification of the claimant's pleadings referred to in Article R. 411-29 to file his pleadings…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to judicial supervision and house arrest applicable in cases of domestic violence

Article D32-30

When one or more of the obligations and prohibitions mentioned in Article D. 32-29 have been imposed, the victim may, if he or she expressly consents and for a specified period, be allocated a remote…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-29

…egative amounts resulting from the application of 1.1 and 2.1 of article 78 of law no. 2009-1673 of 30 December 2009 on finance for 2010, including the amounts provided for in VIII of the same 2.1, re…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction of the courts and proceedings before them

Article 29-4

The public prosecutor is required to act if requested to do so by a public authority or by a third party who has raised the nationality objection before a court which has stayed the proceedings pursua…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Pre-resumption visit

Article R4624-29

In order to encourage employees to remain in work, employees who have been off work for more than 30 days are entitled to a pre-reinstatement visit.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Minimum capital requirement

Article A352-29

…000,000 euros ; - in iii: 3,900,000 euros for the amount relating to reinsurance undertakings and 1,300,000 euros for the amount relating to captive reinsurance undertakings.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Cash and cash equivalents

Article R6332-29

…ble to a skills operator in application of articles R. 6332-27 is paid to France Compétences before 30 April of the year following the end of the financial year.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Medical and psychological emergency units

Article R6311-29

…the director general of the regional health agency. An order by the Minister for Health defines the guidelines for the framework agreement, which must include the procedures for informing, alerting, i…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
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