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Showing 14411450 of 68043 articles for Art. L 232-24 · Art. L 123-5-1 · Art. L 611-2

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Rules of conduct and remuneration

Article L341-52

…rson who pays or causes to be paid the staff mentioned in the fourth and seventh paragraphs of article L. 314-23 under conditions contrary to these provisions is punishable by a fine of 30,000 euros.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Overall operating grant

Article L2573-52

I. - Articles L. 2334-1 and L. 2334-2, article L. 2334-7, with the exception of the second paragraph of 3°, the last paragraph of 4° and 5° of I, Articles L. 2334-8 and L. 2334-10 à L. 2334-12, the fi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Access to documents and supporting documents.

Article L6362-5

The bodies referred to in article L. 6361-2 are required, with regard to the monitoring agents referred to in article L. 6361-5 : 1° Present the documents and records establishing the origin of the in…

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

Article L214-51

The net income for the financial year of an undertaking for collective real estate investment is equal to the sum of : 1° Income from property assets, including rental income from furnished property,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Registration, amendment, deletion and filing requirements

Article R123-240

Unless otherwise provided, any person referred to in article L. 123-36 or any third party legally or judicially authorised may request: 1° An amending entry in the National Register of Companies withi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Provisions relating to the setting up of a relay establishment

Article L613-53-5

The provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 613-52, of II of Article L. 613-52-2 and of Articles L. 613-52-3, L. 613-52-4 and L. 613-52-6 apply when a bridge facility is used.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article L450-5

The General Rapporteur of the Autorité de la concurrence shall be informed before they are launched of any investigations that the Minister responsible for the economy wishes to be carried out into fa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-5

I.-The director of the reception facility shall immediately forward to the State representative in the department or, in Paris, to the police prefect, and to the departmental commission for psychiatri…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions applicable to the search for and referencing of plastic, graphic or photographic works of art

Article L136-2

I.-The publication of a work of visual, graphic or photographic art from an online public communication service entails the management, for the benefit of one or more collective management organisatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3a: Appeals to the Paris Court of Appeal against notifications made by the Competition Authority

Article R464-24-11

Within five days of the filing of the declaration, and failing which the declaration shall automatically lapse, the applicant shall send a copy of the declaration, by registered letter with acknowledg…

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