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Showing 43414350 of 61143 articles for Art. s. L. 214-1 & L. 214-1-1

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Accreditation and quality control

Article L6221-1

…d out by the laboratory, taking into account the three phases of the examination defined in Article L. 6211-2, and in accordance with the procedures laid down by order of the Minister for Health.Accre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Provisions applicable to investment services providers relating to the design and distribution of financial instruments

Article L533-24-1-1

…er, recommend or market financial instruments are not subject to the obligations set out in Article L. 533-24 and 1° to 3° of Article L. 533-24-1 when the investment service they provide relates to bo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Vocational training and apprenticeships

Article L2241-14

…three years to negotiate on the priorities, objectives and means of vocational training for employees. These negotiations will focus in particular on equal access to training for employees according t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opticians.

Article L4362-10

…for currently valid corrective lenses when they are renewed, unless the doctor or orthoptist objects. Opticians may also adapt, as part of a renewal, the optical corrections of initial prescriptions…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article L210-10

…is monitoring and presents an annual report attached to the management report, mentioned in article L. 232-1 of this code, to the meeting responsible for approving the company's financial statements.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Supervisory body

Article L323-14

…sh a collegiate body to oversee the activities of the management, administrative and executive bodies. This body is the supervisory board when the undertaking has one. The provisions of the second par…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health establishments responsible for psychiatric care without consent.

Article L3222-1

…ined, taking into account the methods of organisation into psychiatric sectors mentioned in article L. 3221-4 in the multiannual contract of objectives and resources mentioned in article L. 6114-1.III…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article L2335-17

…ed in a national park or within a regional or marine nature park. This grant comprises four fractions. The amount allocated to eligible municipalities under each of these fractions may not be less tha…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Compulsory non-life insurance.

Article L242-1

…out an activity the size of which exceeds the thresholds mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 111-6, when these entities have construction work carried out on their behalf for a purpose other…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Execution time for payment transactions and value dates

Article L133-12

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 133-1, the provisions of this section apply to payment transactions carried out in euros and to payment transactions involving a single conversion bet…

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