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Showing 22612270 of 67627 articles for Art. s. L 237-14 to L 237-31 · Arts. R 237-2

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Budgetary and accounting arrangements for the High Council

Article R821-14-4

The High Council shall have a public accountant known as the "accounting officer", appointed by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister for the Budget.The accounting officer shall be r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Duties and activities of pharmacies

Article L5125-2

The operation of a pharmacy is incompatible with the practice of another profession, in particular that of doctor, veterinary surgeon, midwife or dentist, even if the person concerned holds the corres…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Disputes arising during the performance of a contract of employment

Article R743-139-14

The Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the National Council, after hearing the parties concerned and gathering all relevant information, shall propose a solution to the dispute if the parties have been unab…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution and to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L831-2

For the application of this book in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° In Article L. 812-2, the words: "Articles 78-1 to 78-2-2 of the Code of Cri…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L832-2

For the application of this book in Saint-Barthélemy: 1° In Article L. 812-2, the words: "Articles 78-1 to 78-2-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure" are replaced by the words: "Article 78-1, Article 7…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L833-2

For the application of this book in Saint-Martin: 1° In article L. 812-2, the words: "Articles 78-1 to 78-2-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure" are replaced by the words: "Article 78-1, Article 78-2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-2

Investment service providers other than asset management companies shall have sound administrative procedures, internal control mechanisms, effective risk assessment techniques, effective control and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-20

It is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros for the liquidator to use, in bad faith, the assets or credit of the company in liquidation in a way that he knows to be contrary…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-21

The directors of a management company are liable to two years' imprisonment and a fine of 750,000 euros if they carry out their duties without the company's authorisation from the Autorité des marchés…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations attached to plant variety certificates

Article L623-22

The State may, at any time, by decree, expropriate in whole or in part for the needs of national defence plant varieties, the subject of applications for certificates or certificates. Failing amicable…

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