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Showing 30413050 of 39346 articles for Art. s. L. 145-15 & L. 145-47–55

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L762-6

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 425-1 with the exception of 5° thereof Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 425-2 Law no. 2019-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional undertakings for collective real estate investment

Article L214-149

By way of derogation from article L. 214-55 and under the conditions laid down by the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, the buildings, real rights and rights held as lessee r…

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

Article L224-26

…wholly or mainly in the provision of electronic communications within the meaning of 6° of Article L. 32 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code; 2° Micro-enterprises and small enterpri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Commercial paper.

Article L512-8

…s obliged to accept under the conditions set out in the penultimate and final paragraphs of Article L. 511-15. Any stipulation to the contrary is deemed unwritten.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation.

Article L752-21

…re the new application does not constitute a substantial modification within the meaning of Article L. 752-15 of this Code, it may be submitted directly to the National Commission for Commercial Devel…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-1

Title I and Chapter I of Title II of Book I of this Part, with the exception of Article L. 5121-9-1, as well as Articles L. 5122-1, L. 5124-13, L. 5125-1-1 and 6° of Article L. 5125-32 are applicable…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-164

…f employees representing the unitholders, who are themselves unitholders, and company representatives. When the fund combines securities acquired with sums from profit-sharing reserves or paid into co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-3

…propose that the employee be reinstated in the company, while retaining his or her acquired benefits. If either party refuses this reinstatement, the judge will award the employee compensation payabl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-13

If the research is to be carried out in one or more public or private establishments, the sponsor must inform the director(s) of these establishments before the research is carried out.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-7

Professionals registered on the list provided for in Article L. 422-1 or those established on the territory of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European…

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