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Showing 29412950 of 66753 articles for Art. s. L. 221-1 & L. 221-2

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Money changers

Article L524-2

I. - Notwithstanding the prohibition laid down in article L. 511-5, bureaux de change may give euros in cash in exchange for travellers' cheques denominated in euros.II. - Persons carrying on the busi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Quality of vocational training courses

Article L6316-2

The certification referred to in Article L. 6316-1 is issued by a certifying body accredited for this purpose or in the process of being accredited by the national accreditation body referred to in Ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-2-2

…sion keeps the Commission regularly informed about the performance of its duties and responsibilities.II. -A governance charter is agreed between the chair of the group medical commission and the chai…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the formation and performance of contracts

Article L252-2

In the absence of adaptation, references made, by provisions of the articles mentioned in Article L. 252-1, to provisions which are not applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in particular with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Control of plant and animal species harmful to human health

Article L1338-2

…orm whatsoever, of a species appearing on the list established by the decree referred to in article L. 1338-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Supply and delivery of works.

Article L7421-2

…diary, and presented by them at any request from the labour inspection officer mentioned in article L. 8112-1.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-209-2

…in the year in which they are purchased, to the beneficiaries of a transaction mentioned in Article L. 225-208 of this code or intervening within the framework of articles L. 3332-1 et seq. of the Fre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY OF ALSACE

Article L3431-2

…tion scheme of the Strasbourg eurometropolis referred to in the second paragraph of VIII of Article L. 5217-2 is defined in a manner consistent with the Alsace cross-border cooperation scheme.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-25

…previous state of the site; 2° Whether they qualify as building land within the meaning of article L. 322-3 of the French Code de l'expropriation pour cause d'utilité publique, on the date the easeme…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Remuneration for the exploitation of cinematographic works on on-demand audiovisual media services

Article L223-2

…th the Autorité de la concurrence, sets out the terms and conditions for the application of article L. 223-1. In particular, it shall specify the economic data on the basis of which the minimum remune…

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