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Showing 53315340 of 65033 articles for Art. L 141-23 à L 141-32

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Criminal provisions

Article L773-48

The articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In their wo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Criminal provisions

Article L774-48

The articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Criminal provisions

Article L775-41

The articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to certain categories of workers.

Article L5523-2

The work permit granted to the foreign national is limited to the département or local authority in which it was issued in the case of: 1° A temporary residence permit bearing the wording "private and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IIa A: National aviation tax commission

Article 1651 L bis

A National Commission for Aeronautical Taxes is hereby set up with jurisdiction to examine the disputes referred to in Article L. 59 C bis of the Book of Tax Procedures. This commission is chaired by…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-18

The consumer has a period of fourteen days in which to exercise his right of withdrawal from a contract concluded at a distance, following canvassing by telephone or off-premises, without having to gi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Call for tenders

Article L2124-2

An open or restricted invitation to tender is a procedure whereby the purchaser selects the most economically advantageous tender, without negotiation, on the basis of objective criteria made known to…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure with negotiation

Article L2124-3

The procedure with negotiation is a procedure whereby the purchaser negotiates the terms of the contract with one or more economic operators.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L351-7

Sont applicables dans les îles Wallis et Futuna, sous réserve des adaptations prévues à l'article L. 351-8, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-16

An applicant who has not complied with a time limit vis-à-vis the National Institute of Industrial Property may lodge an appeal with a view to having his rights restored if he proves a legitimate excu…

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