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Showing 17211730 of 61478 articles for Art. L. 145-23-1

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Support for businesses

Article L5143-1

…sentatives of trade union and professional organisations, the consular chambers mentioned inarticle L. 710-1 of the Commercial Code,article L. 511-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code and the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Credit and investment institutions

Article L773-11

…ndicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 516-1 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions adapting to European Union l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Credit and investment institutions

Article L774-11

…ndicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 516-1 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions adapting to European Union l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investment credit institutions

Article L775-10

…icated in the right-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn their wording resulting fromL. 516-1 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions adapting to European Union l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L941-14

The second paragraph of article

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L951-10

The second paragraph of article

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign national who is a parent of a French national

Article L423-10

…ce and who has held for at least three years the temporary residence permit provided for in article L. 423-7 or a multi-annual residence permit issued to foreign nationals mentioned in articles L. 423…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title Ia: Home insurance

Article L215-1

…as tenant and is refused may refer the matter to the central pricing office provided for in article L. 212-1. The central rates office sets the premium for which the insurance company concerned is obl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-13

…gned is subject to independent accounting, established under the conditions defined in the articles L. 123-12 à L. 123-23 et L. 123-25 to L. 123-27.By way of derogation from Article L. 123-28 and the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L2123-14

…value of the minimum growth wage per hour.The provisional amount of training expenses under article L. 2123-12 may not be less than 2% of the total amount of functional allowances that may be allocate…

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