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Showing 8190 of 674 articles for Art. 221

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to beneficiaries of people's savings passbook accounts.

Article R221-38

…er of a popular savings passbook account ceases to meet the condition mentioned in 4° of article R. 221-33 for the second consecutive year, the holder must request that the account be closed. Even if…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article R221-6

…Auditors at the registered office at least one month before the meeting provided for in Article L. 221-7.

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

Article R221-72

If the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 221-18 are not complied with, the sums in all the people's savings plans of the person who has not complied with these provisions are deemed to…

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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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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 Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-3

…rtsmen and women and referees and judges on the list mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 221-2 may take part in competitions for jobs in the State, local authorities, their public establish…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-14

…registered on the list of elite sportsmen and women mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 221-2. To this end, each delegated sports federation appoints a referent responsible for this socio-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6b: SME Innovation Account

Article L221-32-7

The institution with which an SME innovation account defined in Article L. 221-32-4 is opened shall keep, for each unit or share held in the securities account, as well as for the cash held in the cas…

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