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Showing 181190 of 69024 articles for Art. L. 221-8 + Art. R. 221-30 à R. 221-37

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the operation of people's savings passbook accounts.

Article R221-41

The initial deposit on a popular savings passbook account must be at least €30.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Special provisions applicable to distance contracts

Article L221-14

…applicable, the minimum duration of his obligations under the contract, as provided for in Article L. 221-5.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-7

…ts, high-level athletes, referees or judges on the list mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 221-2 benefit from special conditions of employment, without prejudice to their career, in order…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The People's Savings Plan.

Article R221-70

…ode are life insurance operations which come under classes of activity 20, 22, 23 and 26 of article R. 321-1 of this code and which include a surrender value or reduction and a guarantee in the event…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-13-1

…tswoman registered on the list of top-level sportswomen mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 221-2 retains the rights inherent to this status, as defined by the present code, for a period of…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Seizures in the hands of the debtor

Article R221-19

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-13

The funds allocated to top-level sportsmen and women registered on a list mentioned in article L. 221-2 of this code, with a view to financing their professional training within the meaning of part si…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6b: SME Innovation Account

Article L221-32-7

The institution with which an SME innovation account defined in Article L. 221-32-4 is opened shall keep, for each unit or share held in the securities account, as well as for the cash held in the cas…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Costs of social investigations ordered in relation to the exercise of parental authority

Article R221

…es, within one month of notification of that decision. It is brought before the Investigating Chamber. In the absence of an order to pay costs, the costs of the social investigation are recovered agai…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Popular savings passbook account

Article L221-15

…come eligible to open such an account again in subsequent years. The decree provided for in article L. 221-14 specifies the conditions for implementing the first two paragraphs of this article and the…

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