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Showing 26112620 of 4242 articles for Art. 21 January 1997

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons required to register.

Article L123-5-2

…ot file their accounts under the conditions and within the time limits laid down in articles L. 232-21 to L. 232-23, the president of the commercial court may issue an injunction to that company to do…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Resources of the deposit guarantee and resolution fund

Article L312-8-1

…is calculated in accordance with the provisions of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/63 of 21 October 2014 and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/81 of 19 December 2014.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor guarantees

Article L322-5

…s referred to in Article L. 532-9, which provide the investment services referred to in Article L. 321-1 or register the units or shares of the undertakings for collective investment they manage in re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Duties of the social and economic committee in undertakings with at least eleven employees and fewer than fifty employees

Article L2312-6

…ng the application of the provisions of articles :a) L. 1251-18 concerning remuneration ;b) L. 1251-21 to L. 1251-23 concerning working conditions ;c) L. 1251-24 concerning access to collective means…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-25

…these UCITS, FIA or investment funds for the purposes of applying the limits set out in article R. 214-21.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L775-36

…of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 561-1 Order 2009-104 of 30 January 2009 L. 561-2 with the exception of its 1° quater, 6° bis, 9° bis only for gaming or betting…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-23

For the application of Article 712-21, the sentence enforcement judge or court may, with the agreement of the public prosecutor, state, by reasoned order or judgment, that there is no need to order a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-12

…the adverse effects of sodium valproate or one of its derivatives when it was prescribed after 1st January 1982. Behavioural and cognitive development disorders are presumed to be attributable to a l…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-29

…231-27 occurred between 1st January and 31st December of year n; 2° The operators of cinematographic entertainment establishment…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°d: Buildings included in or erected near sites exposed to particular risks

Article 1383 G

…eferred to in the first paragraph.To benefit from this exemption, the owner must submit, before 1st January of the first year from which the exemption is applicable, a declaration to the tax departmen…

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