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Showing 921930 of 2520 articles for Art. 221 bis

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article L332-3

…sociétés de financement des œuvres cinématographiques ou audiovisuelles are set out in articles 238 bis HE to 238 bis HM of the French General Tax Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Formation of the contract

Article L224-7

…a fixed term; 2° The procedures for exercising the right of withdrawal provided for in articles L. 221-18 and L. 221-20; 3° Details of the network operator to which the customer is connected; 4° The…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Telephone canvassing and commercial prospecting

Article L221-16

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 221-12, a trader who contacts a consumer by telephone with a view to concluding a contract for the sale of goods or the provision of a service shall i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Assistance and child protection

Article 1067

…ve à l'aide juridique, certificats, significations, contrats et autres actes, faits en vertu des L. 221-1 to L. 221-4, L. 223-1 to L. 224-9, L. 225-1 to L. 225-9, L. 226-1 to L. 226-11, L. 523-1 of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article D221-5

For the application of the second paragraph of article L. 221-9 relating to the appointment of a statutory auditor, the balance sheet total is set at 4,000,000 euros, the amount of turnover excluding…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction and powers of Deputy European Public Prosecutors

Article 696-110

…aris courts, both at first instance and on appeal. By way of derogation from Articles 206,207,207-1,221-1 to 221-3, the Investigating Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal may not raise these proceedin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reporting obligations relating to certain occupational risk factors

Article L4163-2-1

…entioned in 1° of I of article L. 4161-1 of this Code, with a view to the application of article L. 221-1-5 of the Social Security Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The People's Savings Plan.

Article R221-65

…t of a written contract between the subscriber and one of the organisations mentioned in article L. 221-18 that has signed an authorisation agreement with the State. This agreement is drawn up and sig…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Matrimonial brokerage contracts

Article L224-91

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 221-18, within seven days of signing the contract, the contracting party of the professional referred to in article L. 224-90 may go back on his commi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-13-1

…oman registered on the list of top-level sportswomen mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 221-2 retains the rights inherent to this status, as defined by the present code, for a period of on…

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