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## Index
This index is not exhaustive; readers who wish to consult a full treatment of the subject matter should consult an appropriate French law dictionary. In some cases, names of people, organisations or corporations have been changed. In those instances, the names have been shortened or titles are given in brackets.
accident insurance, 123–4
act of hypothecation,
administrative procedure, , , , 171–3, 183–4
administrative tribunals, ,
adoption, ,
advertising,
aeronautical cases, ,
age, ,
age of minority, , , ,
aggregative insurance, 126–8
agency, , , , , ,
agency contracts, 118–19,
agréés, , 112–13
agricultural workers, ,
agreement on statute of limitations, , , ,
Algerian law, 104–5,
allowances and reimbursements,
amendments to the Law of 30 May 2004,
ancillary relief, 181–2, 181–3
anesthesiologists, ,
apart-time contract for work, , , , ,
articles of association, , , , , , , , 112–13, , , 126–7, , ,
artisans, , , , , , , ,
artisan's contract, , , , , , , , ,
assignment of debts, , 181–3
attorney-client privilege,
attorneys and attorneys-at-law, , , 103–6, 109–10, 117–8, 123–4, , , 133–4, 140–41, , 147–8, , , 160–62, ,
attorneys general, 145–6, , , 160–62
attributions in wills and succession, , ,
auxiliary health services, 154–6
auxiliary police, 154–6
auxiliary workers,
auxiliaries of labour market orders, 157–9
bailiff of high court, ,
ban on the consumption of tobacco in public places,
bankruptcy, 127–30
Bankruptcy Rules 2003, 127–30
bankruptcy judges, 129–30
bar association, , , 124–5, , 133–4, 136–7, ,
barristers and barristers-at-law, , , 124–5, 127–8, , 133–4, 136–7,
bequests, , , , , ,
benefits: accident insurance, 123–4;
invalidity insurance,
basic salary
civil servants, , , 133–4, , 140–42, 153–4
workers, , , 133–4, ,
basic salary reviews, , 140–42, 153–4, 177–8
binding commercial agents, 121–2, 127–8,
blind trusts, , 177–8, 181–2
blank documents,
bodies with administrative power, , 147–8, ,
bookkeepers, , , 137–9, ,
breach of contract, , , , , , 174–6, , , , 190–92
breach of trust, , , 167–9, ,
business meetings, 107–9
bylaws,
cadre professionnelle, , ,
cancelling a contract,
charges and rates,
chartered accountant, , 137–9
charities, ,
child custody, , , , 166–7
Child Support Agency,
children born out of wedlock, ,
civil status, , , , , 126–8, ,
civil servants: appointment, 134–5;
bond, 140–42, 143–5;
dismissal, 144–5;
exile, 145–6;
independence of public office, ;
salary, , , 133–4, , 140–42, 153–4
civil servants' trade unions, , , 135–6
clarifications of the law, , , 139–40
closing of bank accounts,
codes of conduct, 118–19, , , , , , , , , ,
collective agreements, 125–6, 128–9, , 148–9, ,
collective agreements for employees' welfare schemes,
compensated absences, , 140–41, , 144–5
company and company documents, 120–1, , 127–8, 137–9, 142–4, 144–5, 148–9, 163–4, 166–7, 179–81
company names, 122–3
company structure, 122–3, 179–80
commercial acts, 119–20,
commercial and industrial contracts, 117–18, 118–19, , 123–5, 133–6
commercial agency of a public sector employer, 142–3
commercial agents, 119–20, 121–2, 123–5, 127–8, , 134–5
commercial code, 117–19, 122–3
commercial companies, 117–18, 118–19, 123–5, 133–4, 137–8, , 157–9
commercial and insurance activities, 117–19
commercial and industrial contracts, 117–19, , 123–5, 133–4, 136–7,
commercial and financial guarantees,
commission of a crime, 180–1
commission de prud'hommes, 180–1
Commercial Court, , , 117–18, 122–3
commercial lease contract, , 119–20, 123–4
commercial leases, 117–19
comparable contract,
compliance and non-compliance with the Civil Code, , ,
