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Showing 28312840 of 64391 articles for Art. s. L. 145-40-2 + R. 145-35

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment services providers

Article L775-23

…ndicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 532-1 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions adapting to European Union l…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3rd Subsection: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 223 L

…r the calculation of profit-sharing and the special profit-sharing reserve provided for by articles L. 3321-1 to L. 3326-2 of the French Labour Code, each company in the group retains the taxable prof…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article L5721-6-2

…ompetences transferred to a mixed syndicate, is carried out under the conditions set out in article L. 5211-25-1. When the movable and immovable assets have been acquired or realised or when the debt…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L330-2

…ules, the framework agreement or the standard agreement governing any system referred to in article L. 330-1 may require institutions participating, directly or indirectly, in such a system or in a sy…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Prudential rules applicable to undertakings covered by the Solvency II regime

Article L350-2

In this Title : 1° "Captive insurance undertaking" means an undertaking referred to in Article L. 310-1 which is owned either by a financial undertaking, other than an undertaking referred to in Artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Incapacity resulting from a non-occupational illness or accident.

Article L1226-2

…onal illness or accident is declared unfit by the occupational physician, in application of article L. 4624-4, to return to the job he/she previously held, the employer shall offer him/her another job…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Meetings of staff representatives.

Article L1233-28

An employer who is planning to make at least ten employees redundant for economic reasons within a thirty-day period shall convene and consult the Social and Economic Committee in accordance with the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Meetings of staff representatives.

Article L1233-29

…omic Committee. The committee holds two meetings, separated by a period of no more than fourteen days.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Illegal practice.

Article L4161-2

…ut holding a diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications referred to in article L. 4141-3 and required for the practice of the profession of doctor or dental surgeon, when he/she i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L282-2

…bers to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States are deleted; 3° In Article L. 233-4 is deleted; 5° In Article

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