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Showing 39313940 of 45439 articles for Art. CE 14-2-2022 n° 442061

French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R222-27

Recognition of qualification enables the person concerned to obtain a sports agent's licence without having undergone the examination mentioned in article R. 222-14 or followed the prior training ment…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1397-2

Where the spouses designate the law applicable to their matrimonial property regime by virtue of the Convention on the Law Applicable to Matrimonial Property Regimes, done at The Hague on 14 March 197…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions and scope of application

Article L411-2

Notwithstanding the provisions of the first sentence of the first paragraph of Article L. 411-1, the following public offers are authorised: 1° The offer of financial securities or shares exclusively…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-2

…f the Code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asile (Code on the Entry and Residence of Foreigners and the Right of Asylum), as well as members of their families holding a residence…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Book V: Provisions applicable to Mayotte

Article 2490

For the application of this code in Mayotte, the terms listed below are replaced as follows:1° (Repealed);2° "Court" or "court of appeal" by: "chambre d'appel de Mamoudzou";3° "Juge d'instance" by: "p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Economic and social measures

Article L4253-2

…t with the benefit of loans assisted by the State or backed in whole or in part by tax-exempt resources;3° In application of the departmental plan provided for in Article 2 of the loi n° 90-449 du 31…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L214-27

Unless otherwise provided, articles L. 214-24-24 to L. 214-26-2 apply to private equity funds.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-2

Pursuant to the provisions of article R. 332-1 and subject to the exceptions provided for in that same article, in article R. 332-1-1 and in articles R. 332-3-3 to R. 332-10, the insurance undertaking…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-28

…each of the provisions of article L. 7124-14, is punishable by a fine of 6,000 euros. A repeat offence is punishable by two years' imprisonment.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-26

…r in the income statement, according to the date of payment, expenses that do not recur more than once a year, with the exception of purchases.

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