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Showing 511520 of 64569 articles for Art. s. L 141-2 to L 141-22 · L 141-5 · L 141-14 · L 143-21

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Inspections

Article L513-22

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall ensure that sociétés de crédit foncier comply with their obligations under this section and shall penalise any breaches observed, in accordan…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals volunteering in France

Article L426-21

A foreign national who carries out a voluntary service assignment in France with a foundation or association recognised as being in the public interest, or an association that is a member of a federat…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Participation conditions

Article L3123-21

For the award of a defence or security concession contract, the awarding authority may exclude an economic operator that does not have the technical capability. This capacity is assessed, in particula…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2542-21

The transport of corpses is subject to a fixed fee. Families who want any pump deal with the contractor according to a tariff that is established for this purpose. The regulations and contracts that s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable by court order

Article L237-21

The liquidator's term of office may not exceed three years. However, this term of office may be renewed by the shareholders or the president of the commercial court, depending on whether the liquidato…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-21

In the event of exceptional circumstances and for the duration of such circumstances, the maximum working time defined in article L. 3121-20 may be exceeded by the administrative authority, under cond…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals against the decision of the departmental committee.

Article L752-21

An applicant whose project has been rejected on substantive grounds by the National Commission for Commercial Development may not submit a new application for authorisation on the same plot of land, u…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Transfer of powers.

Article L5215-21

…substituted ipso jure for the syndicat de communes or the syndicat mixte whose perimeter is identical to its own, for all the competences it exercises. The urban community is also substituted ipso jur…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Special schemes

Article 223 L

1. (not applicable).2. Group companies may not benefit from the tax credit mentioned in articles 220 quater and 220 quater A.3. Deductions made by group companies under the provisions of II of article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-21

An individual may not simultaneously hold more than five directorships in public limited companies having their registered office on French territory. As an exception to the provisions of the first pa…

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