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Showing 16511660 of 62242 articles for Art. L. 416-1 et seq.

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 L225-12

Where no public offer is made, or where a public offer mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or article L. 411-2-1 of the same code, the provisions of subsection…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2411-1

…dation procedure: 1° Délégué syndical ; 2° Membre élu à la délégation du personnel du comité social et économique ; 3° Représentant syndical au comité social et économique ; 4° Représentant de proximi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Branches of insurance undertakings whose head office is situated in a State which is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L329-1

The undertakings referred to in 4° of I of Article L. 310-2 may not carry on the operations referred to in Article L. 310-1 in the territory of the French Republic unless they have obtained administra…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Obligation to qualify

Article L212-1-1

…n and section 3 of this chapter do not apply to persons who perform the duties mentioned in article L. 212-1 for foreign sports delegations and teams at sporting events mentioned in article L. 230-2.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Pre-employment declaration.

Article L1221-12-1

…e number of pre-employment declarations made during the previous calendar year exceeds a threshold set by decree; 2° Employers whose staff are covered by the agricultural social protection scheme and…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Furnished tourist accommodation

Article L324-1-1

…ly or monthly basis.II - Any person offering a furnished tourist accommodation property for rent, whether or not it is classified within the meaning of this Code, must have made a prior declaration to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision and inspection.

Article L811-11-1

…n this capacity, carries out a permanent task of auditing all funds, bills, securities and other assets belonging to third parties, of which the court-appointed administrators are the sole holders by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: National equalisation grant.

Article L2334-14-1

…overseas departments, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, the territorial collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the territorial constituencies of Wallis and Futuna and the departmental collectivity o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-10-1

I.-The provisions of article L. 2121-22-1 do not apply to the Borough Council.II.-.The provisions of article L. 2143-1 shall apply to the arrondissement council, subject to the provisions below.On the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budget and accounts

Article L2564-19-1

The twentieth paragraph of article L. 2313-1 is applicable in Mayotte from 1 January 2014.

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