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Showing 621630 of 66753 articles for Art. s. L. 221-1 & L. 221-2

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: UCITS

Article L214-2-1

…g, in that State, of these units or shares and, where applicable, of these classes of units or shares. The conditions for such marketing and the notification procedures are set by the General Regulati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discipline.

Article L1442-13-2

…seil supérieur de la prud'homie.An equal number of alternates are appointed under the same conditions.The members of the National Disciplinary Commission are appointed for four years, under conditions…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Sections.

Article L1423-1-2

The Management Section is responsible for cases where the employee involved in the dispute falls into the following categories: 1° Engineers as well as employees who, even if they do not exercise comm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discipline.

Article L1442-16-2

The decisions of the National Disciplinary Committee and those of its Chairman shall state the reasons on which they are based.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article L22-10-2

As an exception to article L. 225-1, for companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility, the number of shareholders may not be less than seven.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article L2121-2-1

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-12-2

…ion of all or part of a significant line of business by a credit institution referred to in Article L. 611-1 must be authorised by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-13-2

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 26-6 of Law No 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the Statute for a Cooperative Society, the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution is competent t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article L533-27-1

…ghts, may exercise significant influence or holds the positions of the persons mentioned in Article L. 511-13 or is a member of the board of directors, the supervisory board or any other body exercisi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Scope

Article L3213-2-1

…ing the deed shall, if necessary, proceed, under his responsibility, to purge all liens and mortgages. The funds remitted to him are then considered to have been received by reason of his duties.

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