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Showing 661670 of 36908 articles for Art. L. 145-40

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Enforcement Committee

Article L561-37

…purposes by the persons mentioned in 8°, 9°, 9° bis, 10°, 11°, 11° bis, 14°, 15° and 16° of Article L. 561-2 may give rise to the penalties provided for in Article L. 561-40.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L151-2

The rules relating to the Corsican Tourism Agency are set out inarticle L. 4424-40 of the General Code of Territorial Authorities, which reads as follows: "Art. L. 4424-40 of the General Code of Terri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Authorisation for credit institutions and investment firms to bid directly on behalf of their clients at auctions of greenhouse gas emission allowances

Article L613-70

…in accordance with the same procedure, without prejudice to the penalties provided for in articles L. 612-39 and L. 612-40.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-42

Without prejudice to the liability of the party concerned, the agreements referred to in Article L. 225-38 and entered into without the prior authorisation of the Board of Directors may be annulled if…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The council of the communauté de communes.

Article L5214-8

Articles L. 2123-1 to L. 2123-3, L. 2123-5, L. 2123-7 to L. 2123-16, L. 2123-18-2 and L. 2123-18-4, as well as article L. 2123-24-1 are applicable to the members of the council of the communauté de co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions

Article L2511-38

…ion.The local management grant is allocated for the exercise of the powers provided for in articles L. 2511-11 to L. 2511-21, L. 2511-24, L. 2511-26 and L. 2511-28 to L. 2511-31.The local development…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L311-26

Without prejudice to Articles L. 142-9, L. 612-17 and L. 632-1 A of the French Monetary and Financial Code, Articles L. 311-18, L. 311-58, L. 421-9-5 and L. 423-6 of this Code, Article L. 431-6 of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Collection, monitoring, penalties and disputes relating to the flat-rate tourist tax

Article L2333-46

…r shall send the accommodation providers, hoteliers, owners and intermediaries mentioned in Article L. 2333-40 a formal notice by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.If the taxpayer fail…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Capital increase.

Article L3332-21

…crease may provide for the free allocation of shares or other securities giving access to the capital. The total benefit resulting from this allocation and, where applicable, from the difference betwe…

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

Article L941-14

The second paragraph of article

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