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Showing 19711980 of 67481 articles for Art. L. 145-1 II

French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L132-10

A contract concluded as a result of an aggressive commercial practice mentioned in articles L. 121-6 and L. 121-7 is null and void.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L3123-1

Persons who have been the subject of a final conviction for one of the offences provided for in articles 222-34 to 222-40 are excluded from the procedure for awarding concession contracts,313-1,313-3,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Manual changers

Article L572-1

…wn behalf or on behalf of a legal entity, who disregards one of the prohibitions set out in article L. 524-4 shall be liable to two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros. Any person who fails…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-1

…mstances that made the admission necessary. They designate the establishment referred to in article L. 3222-1 that will provide care for the patient. The director of the receiving establishment immedi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition of regulated market and market undertaking

Article L421-1

…ms of that market. It is recognised and operates in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. II - A regulated market may also admit to trading assets, the list of which shall be determined by d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Non-seizability of the principal residence

Article L526-1

…ision. The fact that the person is domiciled in his or her residential premises pursuant to article L. 123-10 of this code does not prevent this premises from being exempt from seizure by operation of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for certain employees.

Article L5424-1

…hen they meet the conditions of age and previous activity, under the conditions set out in articles L. 5422-2 and L. 5422-3: 1° Civil servants and non-civil servants of the State and its public admini…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to securitisation companies

Article L214-179

I. - Where the securitisation company is incorporated as a société anonyme, notwithstanding Titles II and III of Book II of the French Commercial Code :1° The ordinary general meeting may be held with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-13-1

…ing to the gene therapy and xenogenic cell therapy preparations mentioned in 12° and 13° of Article L. 5121-1, the authorisation to conduct the research also constitutes authorisation for this researc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: General provisions applicable to joint stock companies.

Article L224-1

…be preceded or followed by a reference to the form of the company and the amount of the share capital. The name of one or more partners may be included in the company name. However, in a société en co…

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