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Showing 23112320 of 66753 articles for Art. s. L. 221-1 & L. 221-2

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Adjustable financing arrangements

Article L2222-2

The tenderer to whom it is intended to award the partnership contract must submit the definitive financing within a deadline set by the purchaser. If it fails to do so, the partnership contract may no…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Project management assistance

Article L2422-2

The project owner may award public contracts for project management assistance relating to one or more specialised areas, in particular relating to all or part of the preparation of the programme, the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Conciliation and mediation

Article L3137-2

The parties to a private law concession contract may have recourse to a third party conciliator or mediator under the conditions laid down by the provisions of Chapter I of Title VI of Book I and Chap…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article L612-2

The filing date of the patent application shall be the date on which the applicant has produced documents containing: a) An indication that a patent is applied for; b) Information enabling the applica…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L313-2

…es ne sont pas associées à un crédit d'anticipation; 4° Les opérations mentionnées au 3° of Article L. 511-6 of the Monetary and Financial Code; 5° Credit transactions that do not attract any interest…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Overall effective rate

Article L314-2

For credit agreements that provide for amortisation in instalments, the overall effective rate must be calculated taking into account the terms and conditions of the amortisation of the debt.

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

Article L532-2

In the event of an appeal against a decision by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons, the Cour nationale du droit d'asile (National Court for the Right of Asylum) rul…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Voluntary departure period

Article L612-2

As an exception to article L. 612-1, the administrative authority may refuse to grant a period of voluntary departure in the following cases:1° The foreign national's behaviour constitutes a threat to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and activities

Article L511-2

Credit institutions and finance companies may also, under conditions defined by the Minister for the Economy, acquire and hold equity interests after prior authorisation from the Autorité de contrôle…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Cross-industry agreements.

Article L2232-2

…the elections taken into account for the measurement of the audience provided for in 3° of article L. 2122-9, at least 30% of the votes cast in favour of organisations recognised as representative at…

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