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Showing 58515860 of 66753 articles for Art. s. L. 221-1 & L. 221-2

French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article L341-1

…subject to the conditions laid down by regulation: 1° The French companies referred to in article L. 310-1, for all their operations, including those of their branches established abroad; 2° Branche…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Group governance system.

Article L356-18

…The participating and parent undertakings referred to in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 respectively shall set up a system of governance which guarantees sound and prudent managem…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The Institut d'émission d'outre-mer (French overseas note-issuing bank)

Article L721-19

…dit institutions and other market participants advances or loans guaranteed by appropriate collateral. The Institute may carry out documentary and on-site inspections of credit institutions as part of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The Institut d'émission d'outre-mer (French overseas note-issuing bank)

Article L721-18

…te's monetary policy and lays down the regulations in the light of its objectives and economic trends.To this end, it sets the rate and basis of the minimum reserves held in its books by the credit in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article L214-1

…programmes to comply with the exclusive right of holders of related rights provided for in Articles L. 212-3 and L. 213-1. These uses of published phonograms for commercial purposes, regardless of whe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L4111-1

Subject to the exceptions provided for in Article L. 4111-4, the provisions of this part apply to private-law employers and workers. They also apply to 1° Public industrial and commercial establishmen…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L352-1

…en Polynésie française et en Nouvelle-Calédonie, sous réserve des adaptations prévues à l'article L. 352-2, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title II : DELIVERY TO THE AUTHORITIES OF ANOTHER MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Article L622-1

Subject to the provisions of article L. 622-2, the administrative authority may, by reasoned decision, attach to the surrender decision taken pursuant to article L. 621-1 against a foreign national ho…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Personnel management

Article L1424-10

…by the competent State authority and the chairman of the fire and rescue service's board of directors.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer (IEDOM)

Article L721-12

…artements d'outre-mer are identical to those laid down for the Banque de France pursuant to Article L. 144-4.

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