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Showing 561570 of 41011 articles for Art. s. L 237-21 · L 237-22 · L 237-12

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Master and feeder UCITS

Article L214-22-1

The feeder UCITS enters into an information exchange agreement with the master UCITS. This agreement may, however, be replaced by internal conduct of business rules when both funds are managed by the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions.

Article L1271-12

The chèque emploi-service universel, when it has the nature of a special payment voucher, may be pre-financed in whole or in part by a person for the benefit of his employees, agents, beneficiaries, p…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conformity, safety and enhancement of products and services

Article L511-12

Officers are empowered to investigate and record: 1° Infringements of the regulatory provisions adopted pursuant to II of article L. 231-1, articles L. 231-5, L. 231-6, L. 236-1, L. 236-2 and L. 236-4…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-12

The provisions of articles L. 4112-3 to L. 4112-6, L. 4113-5, L. 4113-9 to L. 4113-14, L. 4122-1-1, L. 4122-1-2, L. 4122-2-1, L. 4122-2-2, L. 4122-3, L. 4123-2, L. 4124-1 to L. 4124-3 and L. 4124-5, L…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-22-1

I. - A start-up grant for the new communes mentioned in article L. 2113-1 is instituted within the global operating grant.II. - During the first three years following their creation, new communes whos…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board

Article L22-10-22

The provisions of article L. 225-71 concerning employee shareholders who are members of the supervisory board are applicable to companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Development of apprenticeships in the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector

Article L6227-12

All the provisions relating to apprenticeships apply to the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector, with the exception of articles L. 6222-5, L. 6222-13, L. 6222-16, L. 6222-31, L. 6222-39, L…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-21-1

When the Agency has evidence to suggest a breach of the provisions of Articles L. 232-9, L. 232-9-1, L. 232-9-2, L. 232-9-3, L. 232-10, L. 232-10-3, L. 232-10-4, L. 232-15-1 or L. 232-17, the Secretar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Voting and electoral operations.

Article L723-12

The provisions of articles L. 49, L. 50, L. 58 to L. 67 and L. 86 to L. 117 of the Electoral Code apply to the electoral operations organised with a view to the appointment of the judges of the commer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Rules of good conduct

Article L341-12

In good time, before being bound by a contract, the person being canvassed shall receive information laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, relating in particular to: 1° The name and business addr…

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