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Showing 11711180 of 69024 articles for Art. L. 221-8 + Art. R. 221-30 à R. 221-37

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R5215-8

Within sixty days, the community council deliberates on the operations for which the urban community assumes responsibility as well as on the conditions of their financing. It also sets the list of op…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Interdepartmental institution (R)

Article R5421-8

The Board of Directors may create a reserve fund from which any sums required to meet the establishment's exceptional needs are drawn.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Dissolution and liquidation of the company

Article R743-139-30

…aux de commerce holds in the société(s) d'exercice libéral under the conditions provided by Article R. 743-128.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions applicable to cross-border service providers

Article R123-30-1

…ervices in the internal market and who choose to complete with the single body mentioned in Article R. 123-1 the procedures and formalities required for access to and the exercise of their activity wi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Automated processing relating to the monitoring of persons placed under electronic surveillance

Article R57-30-1

…f interconnection or linking with other processing are determined by the provisions of the articles R. 622-22 et seq. of the Penitentiary Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Facilities for the disabled.

Article L6222-37

With regard to the disabled, adjustments have been made to the provisions of articles : 1° L. 6222-1 to L. 6222-3, relating to the conditions for forming an apprenticeship contract ; 2° L. 6222-7 to L…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies required to register

Article L123-37

…gister of companies, or filed to be appended thereto: 1° For the persons mentioned in 1° of Article L. 123-36, all the information, deeds and documents appearing in the register of commerce and compan…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 5: Dropping off passengers in mountain areas.

Article L342-30

…Article L. 363-1 of the Environment Code hereafter reproduced: "Art. L. 363-1 of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-37

If the lender or lessor fails to comply with any of the obligations set out in articles L. 313-24 and L. 313-25 and the second paragraph of article L. 313-38 is punishable by a fine of 150,000 euros.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-30

I. - By way of derogation from the 10% limit set out in II of article R. 214-32-29, a general purpose investment fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in equities and debt securities of a single iss…

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