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Showing 551560 of 69069 articles for Art. L 112-2 al. 3 and 4

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-29-7-4

Any fees charged by an intermediary for the services mentioned in Articles L. 228-29-7-1 to L. 228-29-7-3 shall be non-discriminatory and proportionate to the costs incurred in providing these service…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-34-2

A national file is created to centralise contracts providing for funeral services in advance taken out by individuals with the companies referred to in article L. 310-1 of the Insurance Code and the m…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-26-3

This section shall not apply to micro-enterprises providing non-dial-based interpersonal communications services, unless they also provide other electronic communications services. Prior to the conclu…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-24-3

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions of application of this sub-section.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-3-2

When the employment contract is terminated by the court to the detriment of the employer or at the request of the employee under the procedure referred to inArticle L. 1451-1, the amount of compensati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article Annexe 4-3

Uniform instrument for requests based on Articles 25 and 26 of Directive 2019/1 ☐ Request for notification of preliminary objections and other documents pursuant to Art. 25 of Directive 2019/1/ EU ☐ A…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Financing of vocational training

Article L6523-2-3

For the application in Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon of article L. 6332-14 : 1° The levels of support for apprentices…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-25-3

I.-With the exception of II and III of Article L. 224-25-22, the provisions of this section do not apply to digital content and digital services which are integrated or interconnected with goods withi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Representative bodies and staff expression.

Article L6144-3-2

Civil servants, State workers and contract employees under public law working in an armed forces hospital or in another component of the armed forces health service, made available to a public law gro…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-28-3

A public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax system and its member municipalities may decide, by concordant deliberations of the deliberative body of the public establishmen…

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