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Showing 271280 of 63254 articles for Art. L. 145-5-1

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-5

…of the société de libre partenariat for a period of six financial years, in accordance with article L. 823-1 of the French Commercial Code, after obtaining the agreement of the Autorité des marchés fi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-58-1

In order to implement the employee's right to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-54-1, a company agreement or convention or, failing that, a branch agreement may set the conditions for maintaini…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the college of resolution authorities and the college of European resolution authorities

Article L613-59-1

…college of European resolution authorities shall exercise the powers referred to in III of Article L. 613-59 in respect of subsidiaries and, where applicable, branches. These powers include setting t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions.

Article L123-11-5

Persons exercising the activity of direct debit shall implement the obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing defined in Chapter I of Title VI of Book V of the

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Self-employed practitioners

Article L6154-5-1

…raws up a regional report on the self-employed activities of the practitioners mentioned in article L. 6154-1.At the request of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, the Commission issue…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Usury rates

Article L313-5-1

For account overdrafts, a usurious loan to a natural person acting for business purposes or to a legal person engaged in an industrial, commercial, craft, agricultural or non-commercial professional a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Hospital practitioners.

Article L6152-5-1

…c health establishment in which they were mainly practising, the practitioners mentioned in article L. 6151-1, in 1° of article L. 6152-1 and those mentioned in 2° of the same article L. 6152-1, whose…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L812-5-1

…ofession as an employee of a natural or legal person registered on the list provided for in Article L. 812-2. A natural person registered on this list may not employ more than two salaried judicial re…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Role of sports federations

Article L231-5-1

…4 of Chapter II of this Title and the prohibitions provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 232-15-1 and the first paragraph of Article L. 232-17.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the insurance obligation.

Article L211-5-1

All insurance contracts taken out under the terms of article L. 211-1 mention the insured's option, in the event of damage covered by the contract, to choose the professional repairer he wishes to use…

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