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Showing 211220 of 67819 articles for Art. L 135-1 to L 135-3

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Provisions specific to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L632-11-3

Notwithstanding Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal persons, the Autorité de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Set-off and assignment of claims

Article L211-36-1

I. - The agreements relating to the financial obligations mentioned in article L. 211-36 may be terminated, and the debts and receivables relating thereto may be set off between all the parties. The p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Costs of proceedings.

Article L663-3-1

The remuneration of the agent appointed to assist the judge appointed pursuant to Article L. 645-4 is deducted from the sums allocated to the fund mentioned in Article L. 663-3. The conditions for the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-14-3

The company which exploits a proprietary medicinal product contributes to its proper use by ensuring in particular that the product is prescribed in compliance with its marketing authorisation referre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2111-3-1

In the context of the childcare facilities for young children mentioned in I of article L. 214-1-1 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles, the professionals taking care of the children may ad…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-3-1

I.-A fine of €3,750 shall be imposed for knowingly undermining, for purposes other than research, an effective technological measure as defined in article L. 331-5, in order to alter the protection of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Operation

Article L23-114-3

…red by the operation of the committee, the attendance of its members at meetings and training, as well as the compensation of employee representatives, under the conditions defined in article L. 23-11…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-3

If an appeal has been lodged on the basis of article L. 3211-12-1, the liberty and custody judge hearing the case may make the same decision in accordance with the procedure laid down in the same arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-1-3

1° Pour l'application à Wallis-et-Futuna des articles L. 4131-2 et L. 4131-2-1:a) Les références au représentant de l'Etat dans le département et au conseil départemental de l'ordre des médecins sont…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Successive contracts in the same position.

Article L1244-3-1

In the absence of a stipulation in the agreement or branch agreement concluded in application of article L. 1244-3, this waiting period is equal to: 1° One third of the duration of the expired contrac…

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