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Showing 39113920 of 68043 articles for Art. L 232-24 · Art. L 123-5-1 · Art. L 611-2

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation and control of the company

Article R5125-24-8

If the société de participations financières de profession libérale de pharmaciens d'officine ceases to comply with the legislative and regulatory provisions in force, it is given formal notice by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation and control of the company

Article R5125-24-9

Each société de participations financières de profession libérale de pharmaciens d'officine may be subject to occasional checks on the scope of its activities, as prescribed by the Conseil national de…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to certain properties

Article L162-2

The garnishee shall leave at the disposal of the individual debtor, within the limit of the credit balance of the account(s) on the day of the seizure, a maintenance sum equal to the lump sum, for a s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3845-2

I.-For the application of article L. 3115-1 in New Caledonia and French Polynesia :1° The following sentence is inserted after the first sentence of the third paragraph: "In New Caledonia and French P…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-2-1

It is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros to:1° Publish, make available to the public or communicate to the public, knowingly and in any form whatsoever, software manif…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L443-2

For the application of the provisions of this book to Saint-Martin: 1° Access to work for foreign nationals is exercised under the conditions laid down by the legislation and regulations applicable lo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Investor information

Article L214-23-1

…nes the conditions under which UCITS must inform their subscribers and may be advertised, in particular by audiovisual means, or canvassed.The articles of association or rules of the UCITS, as well as…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L656-2

For the application of this book in New Caledonia: 1° The references to the judicial court of the administrative centre of the department are replaced by references to the court of first instance; 2°…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-21

The penalties mentioned in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLVII: Tax credit for credit institutions and finance companies that grant zero-rate loans for first-time home ownership

Article 244 quater V

I. - The credit institutions and finance companies referred to in article L. 511-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code passible for corporation tax, income tax or an equivalent tax, having their regist…

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