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Showing 43014310 of 40100 articles for Art. s. L. 145-15 & L. 145-16

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor guarantees

Article L322-8

…ds de Garantie des Dépôts et de Résolution shall be liable to the penalties provided for in Article L. 621-15 and to late payment penalties paid directly to the Fonds de Garantie des Dépôts et de Réso…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Commercial paper.

Article L512-7

…sight period must be presented for the underwriter's visa within the time limits set out in article L. 511-15. The sight period runs from the date of the underwriter's signed visa on the Note. Refusal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Revenue

Article L2564-24

…de la présente partie;2° Les sections 7, 8, 11, 14 et 15 du chapitre III du même titre;3° L'article L. 2563-1-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5422-12

Any advertisement for the objects, devices or methods mentioned in article L. 5122-15 without complying with the obligation to mention the warnings and precautions for use necessary to inform the cons…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions and allowances

Article L5424-20

…tertainment professions may, in addition to the employer contribution provided for in 1° of article L. 5422-9, be financed by a specific contribution payable by employers, including those mentioned in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Prior authorisation and declaration

Article L331-5

…o licence holders in a discipline for which authority has been delegated in accordance with article L. 131-14 and involving the award of prizes in cash or in kind, the value of which exceeds an amount…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation.

Article L752-5

…dent of the mixed syndicate or public inter-communal cooperation establishment mentioned in Article L. 143-16 of the Town Planning Code may refer the matter to the Competition Authority for it to issu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister of Defence

Article L6214-1

The provisions of Articles L. 6211-14 to L. 6211-16 do not apply to samples taken within the armed forces health service when the analytical phase of the medical biology examination is carried out in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L764-2

…ity of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway or the Swiss Confederation," are deleted; 2° In article L. 711-2, the words: "or one of the States listed in the first paragraph and for which he alone has…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article L455-2

…regard de la récidive, comme une même infraction, les délits prévus et réprimés par:1° Les articles L. 121-2 à L. 121-4 et L. 132-2, les articles L. 122-1 to L. 122-5 and L. 132-25, articles L. 431-2,…

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