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Showing 44514460 of 62236 articles for Art. L 1237-1 et seq.

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L226-12

The provisions of articles L. 225-109 and L. 225-249 are applicable to managers and members of the supervisory board. The provisions of articles L. 225-52, L. 225-251 and L. 225-255 are applicable to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to Mayotte

Article L421-1

The provisions of this code are applicable in Mayotte, with the exception of articles L. 111-2, L. 311-3, L. 311-6 and L. 332-16.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Public auction sales.

Article L322-16

The provisions of articles L. 322-11 to L. 322-13 are applicable to the sales referred to in articles L. 322-14 and L. 322-15.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title IV: PERSONAL RETABLISHMENT

Article L743-1

Debts written off pursuant to the provisions of articles L. 741-2, L. 741-6, L. 741-7 and L. 742-21 valid for regularisation of incidents within the meaning of article L. 131-73 of the Monetary and Fi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1611-10

I. - Where the European Commission considers that the State has failed to fulfil one of its obligations under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and that the obligation concerned fall…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-1

The provisions of Book I of Part IV, in the version resulting from Law No. 2019-774 of 24 July 2019 on the organisation and transformation of the healthcare system, with the exception of Articles L. 4…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: LOCAL AUTHORITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article L3531-1

For the application in Mayotte of Article L. 3221-3, the references: "articles L. 2122-4 or L. 4133-3" are replaced by the reference: "article L. 2122-4".

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-17

In the event of safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings, the provisions relating to employee claims mentioned in Articles L. 3253-15, L. 3253-19 to L. 3253-21 are applicable to t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-14

I. - When goods suspected of infringing a copyright or related right are detained after a request referred to in Article L. 335-10 has been accepted, goods suspected of infringing a registered copyrig…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Litigation

Article L722-13

I. - When goods suspected of infringing a geographical indication are detained after a request referred to in Article L. 722-9 has been accepted, goods suspected of infringing a geographical indicatio…

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