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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article A123-22

By virtue of the derogation provided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 123-67, savings and provident institutions are not required to apply for an additional entry in the Trade and Companies R…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Formalities

Article R521-22

…al lease of movable property, the registrar shall cancel the registration, mentioning the formality and its date in the margin of the registration. The supporting documents referred to in articles R.…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Redistribution and inter-professional fund for access to law and justice

Article R444-22

…wide coverage of the professions mentioned in the first sentence of paragraph 1 of article L. 444-1 and access to the law for as many people as possible, the interprofessional fund for access to the l…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Procedure before the National Commission for Compensation for Detentions

Article R40-22

…of the decision, to the first president of the court of appeal for transmission to the court that handed down the decision to dismiss, acquit or acquit. A copy of the decision is also sent to the pub…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the lists of judicial representatives

Article A812-22

…gree referred to in Article L. 812-3 is as follows: national master's degree, major "administration and liquidation of distressed companies".

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Respective rights and duties of spouses

Article 220-1

If one of the spouses seriously fails in his or her duties and thereby jeopardises the interests of the family, the family affairs judge may prescribe any urgent measures required by those interests.…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Respective rights and duties of spouses

Article 220-3

Are voidable, at the request of the requesting spouse, all acts performed in violation of the ordinance, if they were performed with a third party in bad faith, or even in the case of property the ali…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Respective rights and duties of spouses

Article 225-1

Each of the spouses may bear, as a matter of usage, the name of the other spouse, by substitution or addition to his or her own name in the order he or she chooses, within the limit of one surname for…

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

Article L1225-22

…or part of the leave to which she is still entitled until the date on which the hospitalisation ends.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approval of professional associations

Article R513-22

…the tasks of a professional trade union within the meaning of Book I of Part Two of the Labour Code and is not representative in this respect, whatever form it takes, whether federal or integrated.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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