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Showing 251260 of 38051 articles for Art. L. 145-14

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-14

…rbidder and his surety remaining committed, in accordance with the rules prescribed by the articles L. 143-4, L. 143-5 to L. 143-7 and by the fourth paragraph of Article L. 143-10. In the absence of a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Supervisory body

Article L323-14

…e supervisory board when the undertaking has one. The provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 225-68 of the French Commercial Code only apply if the General Meeting has made use of the power…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Exposure to particular risks.

Article L1225-14

…nd, where she has given birth, for the period not exceeding one month provided for in 2° of article L. 1225-12.The employee benefits from guaranteed remuneration during the suspension of the employmen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-14

Termination of the employment contract in the cases provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 1226-12 entitles the employee to compensation equal to the amount of the compensation in lieu of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-14

Abusing a person's weakness or ignorance within the meaning of articles L. 121-8 to L. 121-10 is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be incr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L2573-14

Article L. 2141-1 is applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Information after execution of the payment transaction

Article L314-14

…act for payment services or by the terms of a deposit account agreement referred to in I of article L. 312-1-1 has been carried out, the payment service provider shall provide the payment service user…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article L942-14

In article L. 233-24, the words: "or VII of Article 97" are deleted.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article L212-14

…ic entertainment establishments operated under the conditions set out in the provisions of articles L. 212-2 to L. 212-5, in respect of each of their cinemas and the technical equipment in those cinem…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation

Article L224-14

…p at the initiative of the company or in accordance with one of the procedures mentioned in article L. 3322-6 of the Labour Code. Where the company has at least one trade union delegate or a social an…

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