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Showing 50715080 of 56873 articles for Art. s. L 237-24 · L 237-2

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1611-7-2

I.-The regions may, with the approval of their public accountant and by written agreement, entrust the granting of aid provided for in Article L. 1511-2 as well as the collection of revenue or payment…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-29-1

When all or part of the remuneration due under a partnership contract or a contract referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 6148-5 of the Public Health Code in respect of investment costs, wh…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-26-1

Articles L. 224-28, L. 224-29, L. 224-31, L. 224-33, L. 224-34, L. 224-40, L. 224-42 and L. 224-42-1 do not apply to interpersonal communications services not based on numbering within the meaning of…

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

Article L225-27-1

I. - In companies which employ, at the close of two consecutive financial years, at least one thousand permanent employees in the company and its direct or indirect subsidiaries whose registered offic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of healthcare institutions.

Article L6111-3-2

I.-Local hospitals, or the health establishment to which they belong when they do not have legal personality, organise cooperation with primary care providers in the areas they serve and, to this end,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L214-26-1

In accordance with the conditions laid down in the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, the fund rules or articles of association of a general-purpose investment fund may reserv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-2

A société de libre partenariat may, under the conditions laid down in its articles of association, delegate the overall management of its portfolio to a portfolio management company. This task alone d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-6-2

Notwithstanding the first paragraph of Article L. 5142-6-1, the following may also carry out the activities defined in the same first paragraph: 1° Persons who were engaged in such activities for at l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-10-2

The persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall carry out an enhanced review of any transaction that is particularly complex or involves an unusually large amount or does not appear to have any econ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Guarantee commitments

Article L313-22-1

…nstitutions or finance companies which have provided a surety, endorsement or guarantee, whether of legal, regulatory or contractual origin, have recourse ipso jure and in all cases against the custom…

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