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Showing 33913400 of 39346 articles for Art. s. L. 145-15 & L. 145-47–55

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2411-1

…tee of an establishment comprising at least one classified installation on the list provided for in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Combating mental illness

Article L3844-1

…cable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations provided for in II.Articles L. 3211-11-1, L. 3211-2-3, L. 3211-12-1, L. 3211-12-7, L. 3212-5, L. 3212-7, L. 3212-8, L. 3214-1, L…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single section: Administrative police measures

Article L532-1

…ime with an injunction relating to offences or breaches found with the powers mentioned in articles L. 511-5, L. 511-6 and L. 511-7, is liable to an administrative fine in an amount not exceeding: 1°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-2

…the administrator where one has been appointed. However, if the offers received pursuant to article L. 631-13 or formulated as part of the steps taken by the ad hoc representative or conciliator appoi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair business-to-business commercial practices

Article L442-6

It is punishable by a fine of €15,000 for any person to impose, directly or indirectly, a minimum on the resale price of a product or good, the price of a service or a trading margin..

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L365-2

For the application of this book in French Polynesia: 1° With the exception of Articles L. 321-1 to L. 322-1 and L. 343-5, the words: "in France" are replaced by the words: "on the territory of French…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article L612-39

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 612-40, if any of the persons referred to in I of Article L. 612-2, with the exception of those referred to in 4a, 5° and 11° of A and 4° of B, has breached a E…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Master and feeder UCITS

Article L214-22

…e following:1° Cash on an ancillary basis ;2° Financial contracts referred to in 5° of I of Article L. 214-20, which may be used solely for hedging purposes;3° The movable and immovable property neces…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Expertise procedure for medical accidents

Article L1142-10

…ensuring that this chapter is applied consistently by the regional commissions set up under article L. 1142-5 and evaluating the system as a whole in a report submitted to the Government and Parliamen…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-4

The institutions for occupational retirement provision referred to in Article L. 370-1 are subject to supervision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and, where applicable, by othe…

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