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Showing 311320 of 69024 articles for Art. L. 221-8 + Art. R. 221-30 à R. 221-37

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article L221-7

…ed to the shareholders' meeting for approval, within six months of the end of the said financial year.To this end, the documents referred to in the previous paragraph, the text of the proposed resolut…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L221-1

…historic monuments, natural or legal persons carrying out the operations mentioned in I of article L. 211-1 , including on an ancillary basis, may only use the services of qualified persons holding a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Weekly rest.

Article L221-1

…of this chapter apply to persons employed in the establishments mentioned in paragraph 1 of Article L. 200-1.

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

Article L221-17

The prohibitions of article L. 112-2 do not apply to the remuneration of popular savings deposits when they meet the stability conditions, which are set at six calendar months.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article L221-13

…gard of this rule is punishable under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 411-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code. Company shares may only be transferred with the consent…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-2

…es. It adopts, under the same conditions, the federal performance projects defined in 3° of article L. 131-15. A Conseil d'Etat decree sets out the conditions for application of this article.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: People's savings plan

Article L221-18

…folio management companies or institutions carrying out provident operations and covered by article L. 731-1 of the Social Security Code or article 1050 of the Rural Code (1), to the reimbursement of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Livret de développement durable et solidaire.

Article D221-103

The ceiling stipulated in article L. 221-27 is set at 12,000 euros per Livret de développement durable et solidaire.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions applicable to off-premises contracts

Article L221-10

…the administrative authority, the purpose of which is to provide the services mentioned in article L. 7231-1 du code du travail; 3° Contracts concluded during meetings organised by the vendor at his…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Share savings plan

Article L221-32

…thdrawals or redemptions are the result of redundancy, disability as defined in 2° or 3° of article L. 341-4 of the Social Security Code or the early retirement of the plan holder or his/her spouse or…

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