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Showing 311320 of 37710 articles for Art. L. 145-18

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-181

…essary to protect the interests of the option beneficiaries under the conditions set out in Article L. 228-99.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Introduction of part-time working arrangements

Article L3123-18

…ime job or a job at least equal to the minimum duration mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 3123-7 which does not fall within his professional category, or a non-equivalent full-time job; 2…

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

Article L623-18

…nt, the amount of royalties is set by the judicial authority, determined in accordance with Article L. 623-31.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Logistical penalties

Article L441-18

…article does not apply to commercial relations with wholesalers within the meaning of II of article L. 441-4.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L172-18

…property resulting from the inherent vice of the insured object, except as provided for in article L. 173-4 with regard to latent defects in the vessel;b) damage to or loss of property resulting from…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer of ownership

Article L211-18

…twithstanding any legislative provision to the contrary.When an intermediary referred to in Article L. 211-3 delivers securities or pays the price by taking the place of its defaulting customer, it ac…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Relocation of film screenings

Article L212-18

…L. 212-2. The content, filing procedures and registration conditions fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: People's savings plan

Article L221-18

…folio management companies or institutions carrying out provident operations and covered by article L. 731-1 of the Social Security Code or article 1050 of the Rural Code (1), to the reimbursement of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Data retention and penalties

Article L722-18

Failure to comply with the obligations set out in Articles L. 722-6 to L. 722-8 is punishable by a fine equal to 50% of the sum involved in the offence or attempted offence. If the offence referred to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Agency agreement

Article L132-18

…s successors in title.In the case provided for in the previous paragraph, the provisions of article L. 131-1.The general performance contract with an on-demand audiovisual media service within the mea…

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