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Showing 19311940 of 3692 articles for Art. 21 sept. 2022

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General provisions

Article L775-22

…o. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 531-2 with the exception of c), n) and o) of its 2°.Ordinance no. 2021-1652 of 15 December 2021 L. 531-4 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 531-5 Law no. 2003-706 of…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure operations

Article R522-5

…R. 221-21 to R. 221-29, except as regards the first paragraph of Article R.…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions

Article L351-1

…APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 311-1 Resulting from the loi n° 2017-203 du 21 février 2017

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Canvassing in banking or financial matters

Article L353-5

The agents referred to in articles L. 511-3 and L. 511-21 of the French Consumer Code are authorised to investigate and record the offences referred to in articles L. 353-1 and L. 353-2 of this Code,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IIa: Second-hand goods, works of art, collectors' items and antiques

Article 297 B

Taxable resellers may request to apply the provisions of Article 297 A to supplies of works of art, collectors' items or antiques subsequent to an import, an intra-Community acquisition or a supply su…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-77

Subject to the suspension of the time limit resulting from the notification given to the competent authority of the issuing State pursuant to Article 696-72, the liberty and custody judge shall decide…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Reinsurance.

Article R322-84

Mutual reinsurance companies may be formed between mutual insurance companies or associations thereof or between undertakings affiliated by agreement to the same mutual insurance group company, the ob…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The status of the sole trader

Article L526-25

The sole trader may, at the written request of a creditor, waive the derogation provided for in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 526-22, for a specific undertaking for which he must state the term a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employees working the same shift pattern

Article D3171-5

…r teams where an arrangement of working time applies under the conditions laid down in article L. 3121-44, or in article D. 3121-27, the notice shall indicate the number of weeks comprising the refere…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-83-1

Within seven days of the proclamation of the results, the list of the names of the members of the committee is brought to the attention of the agency's staff by any means at all the sites assigned to…

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