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Showing 18211830 of 65573 articles for Art. L 242-1 · Cass. 2e civ. 4 February 2010 · Cass. 2e civ. 1 July 2010

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-164

I. - The regulations governing the fund set up to manage sums invested in application of Title III of Book III of Part III of the Labour Code relating to employee savings plans provide for the establi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-165

I. - This article applies to company mutual funds in which more than one third of the assets are made up of shares or securities issued by the company or by any company linked to it under the conditio…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Furnished tourist accommodation

Article L324-1

The State determines the procedures for classifying furnished tourist accommodation in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down by decree. The decision to classify a furnished tourist accomm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Display

Article L2315-15

The members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee may post the information that they are responsible for bringing to the attention of the staff in places that must be set aside…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medical devices and other products and articles regulated in the interests of public health.

Article L5522-1

Titles I and II as well as Title III of Book II of this Part shall apply to Wallis and Futuna, subject to the adaptations defined in this chapter.Articles L. 5211-1 to L. 5211-3-2, L. 5211-6, L. 5212-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation without a public offer or with a public offer referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-16-1

…dend rights of shares or share denominations issued in breach of this sub-section are suspended until the situation is rectified. Any vote cast or dividend paid during the suspension period shall be n…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Martin

Article LO6313-4

Laws, ordinances and decrees passed before the entry into force of the Organic Law no. 2007-223 of 21 February 2007 on statutory and institutional provisions relating to overseas France in matters fal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-49

I. - After the expiry of the time limits fixed: 1° For the presentation of a bill of exchange at sight or at a certain time of sight; 2° For the making of the protest in default of acceptance or in de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Links of interest and transparency

Article L1451-4

I.-Each competent authority shall ensure that the persons reporting to it and mentioned in Articles L. 1451-1 and L. 1452-3 comply with the obligations to declare links of interest and to prevent conf…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-4

The institutions for occupational retirement provision referred to in Article L. 370-1 are subject to supervision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and, where applicable, by othe…

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