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Showing 221230 of 61096 articles for Art. L 143-20 · CA Paris 2 November 1923 · CA Paris 4 December 1912

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts relating to liquefied petroleum gas

Article L224-20

At the end of the contract, the trader shall inform the consumer who is the owner or future owner of the liquefied petroleum gas storage equipment of the obligations incumbent on him with regard to th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-section 2: Receipt in lieu of payment.

Article L1234-20

The "solde de tout compte", drawn up by the employer and receipted by the employee, lists the sums paid to the employee on termination of the employment contract.The receipt may be cancelled within si…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for the extension of agreements.

Article L2261-20

At the request of one of the representative employers' and employees' trade unions, or on its own initiative, the administrative authority may convene a joint committee meeting. When two of these orga…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Schools of territorial chambers of commerce and industry and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L711-20

The staff representatives on the works councils of the consular higher education establishments are elected from lists drawn up by the trade union organisations for each college. The committees compri…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article L311-20

Articles L. 632-1 to L. 632-4 of the French Commercial Code do not apply to measures decided by the resolution college pursuant to this chapter or to acts carried out by the persons it appoints pursua…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Research, clinical investigations and performance studies covered by national defence secrets

Article L1123-20

The procedures for applying this chapter are defined, unless otherwise provided, by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, in particular :1° The conditions for approval, funding, operation and appointment of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules governing the composition of assets

Article L214-20

I. - Subject to the conditions and limits laid down by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, the assets of a UCITS include :1° Financial securities within the meaning of 1 and 2 of II of Article L. 211-1, ref…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-20

It is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros for the liquidator to use, in bad faith, the assets or credit of the company in liquidation in a way that he knows to be contrary…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations attached to plant variety certificates

Article L623-20

The State may obtain ex officio, at any time, for the needs of national defence, a licence to exploit a plant variety which is the subject of an application for a certificate or a breeder's certificat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific measures applicable to the provision of services

Article L521-20

…er, the administrative authority may suspend by order the provision of services referred to in article L. 521-19 until it is brought into line with current regulations.

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