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Showing 36313640 of 68978 articles for Art. s. L. 145-1 to L. 145-60 + R. 145-1 to R. 145-38

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of the admissibility decision

Article L722-14

Debts appearing in the debtor's statement of indebtedness drawn up by the commission may not produce interest or generate late payment penalties from the date of admissibility and until the implementa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article L5211-18

I. - Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 5215-40, the perimeter of the public intercommunal cooperation establishment may subsequently be extended, by order of the State representative(s…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter

Article L2711-1

Where use is made of the prerogatives provided for by law to recognise the existence of exceptional circumstances or to implement temporary measures to deal with such circumstances and where these cir…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L2691-1

…when the unemployment rate for young people under the age of 25 for the last known year in the territory in question is equal to or higher than the unemployment rate observed at national level for the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L441-6-1

Articles L. 436-10 to L. 436-13 are applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon in the wording resulting from the law no. 2022-1726 of 30 December 2022 on finances for 2023.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the UCITS, the portfolio management company and the depositary

Article L214-9-1

For the purposes of this section, the management body of the UCITS, of the depositary or of the management company means the body which: 1° Has the ultimate power of decision within the UCITS, the dep…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Antenatal diagnostics: prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation diagnosis

Article L2441-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions of Chapter 1 of Title III of Book I of this Part shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia:1° Articles L. 2131…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to compensation for personal injury and property damage.

Article R421-1

The guarantee fund shall cover, in accordance with the provisions of this section, compensation due to victims of accidents referred to in article L. 421-1 or to their dependants provided that these a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Supporting documents

Article R313-1

According to their declarations on the reasons for their trip, foreign nationals whose stay is not of a family or private nature shall present as appropriate:1° For a tourist stay, any document likely…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1511-1

The amount of subsidies that may be paid annually by a territorial authority or grouping to one of the bodies referred to in article L. 1511-7 may not exceed 50% of the total annual revenue received b…

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