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Showing 47514760 of 8320 articles for Art. Cons. const. 29-12-2014 n° 2014-708 DC

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration

Article R822-2

…uties of statutory auditor; 2° Hold the diploma of higher accounting studies governed by the décret n° 81-537 du 12 mai 1981 relatif au diplôme d'études comptables supérieures ou du diplôme d'études s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-5

For the application of articles L. 1251-5, L. 1251-9, L. 1251-11, L. 1251-13, L. 1251-16, L. 1251-17, L. 1251-29, L. 1251-30, L. 1251-31, L. 1251-34, L. 1251-35, L. 1251-41 and L. 1251-60 to open-ende…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Penal provisions.

Article L246-2

The provisions of articles L. 242-1 to L. 242-29, L. 243-1 and L. 244-5, relating to the chairman, directors or managing directors of sociétés anonymes or sociétés européennes and the managers of soci…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Offences common to the various forms of commercial company

Article L247-3

A fine of 18,000 euros shall be imposed on the chairmen, directors, members of the management board, managing directors or managers of companies for contravening the provisions of articles L. 233-29 t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties common to home loans and consumer credit

Article R354-4

Sont applicables dans les îles Wallis et Futuna, sous réserve des adaptations prévues à l'article R. 354-5, les dispositions des articles mentionnés dans la colonne de gauche du tableau ci-après, dans…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties common to home loans and consumer credit

Article R354-2

Sont applicables en Polynésie française et en Nouvelle-Calédonie, sous réserve des adaptations prévues à l'article R. 354-3, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the tab…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Social protection

Article L7227-30

Councillors to the Martinique Assembly and members of the Executive Council other than those referred to in Article L. 7227-29 may set up an annuity pension scheme in the management of which the affil…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Private security guards

Article R15-33-24

The commission issued pursuant to Article 29-1 by the owner or holder of usage rights, hereinafter referred to as the principal, specifies the territory or territories that the private security guard…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-34

When a general-purpose investment fund has acquired units or shares in a collective investment scheme governed by French law, a UCITS established under foreign law, an FIA established in another Membe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R4113-26

The purpose of the companies governed by this section is the joint practice of the profession of doctor or dental surgeon. Such partnerships are called "sociétés civiles professionnelles de médecins"…

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