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Showing 21012110 of 61143 articles for Art. s. L. 214-1 & L. 214-1-1

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L752-1

…ndicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 311-1 Ordinance no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 311-2Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L753-1

…ndicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 311-1 Ordinance no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 311-2Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L754-1

…ndicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 311-1 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 311-2Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing vari…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-12-1

…erm of office is limited to three financial years, in addition to the report referred to in Article L. 823-9, the statutory auditor shall prepare a report for the directors identifying the financial,…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Relations between lessors and lessees of buildings used for the hotel trade

Article L311-1

…° The construction of swimming pools,even if this work entails a change in the layout of the premises. Where such work affects the shell of the building, it may only be undertaken, in the absence of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Renewal of the contract.

Article L1243-13-1

…he absence of a stipulation in the agreement or branch agreement concluded in application ofarticle L. 1243-13, the fixed-term employment contract may be renewed twice for a fixed term.The duration of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Ethics.

Article L1412-1-1

…al shall precede any proposed reform of the ethical problems and social issues mentioned in article L. 1412-1. These are organised on the initiative of the National Consultative Ethics Committee for L…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medical surveillance of specific categories of workers.

Article L4625-1-1

A decree by the Conseil d'Etat will adapt the rules defined in articles L. 4624-1 and L. 4624-2 for temporary employees and employees on fixed-term contracts. These adaptations guarantee them individu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L421-1

…the obligations resulting for them from: 1° Provisions adopted for the application of 2° of Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-1-1

I.-Subject to the provisions of article L. 5124-14, the Etablissement français du sang is responsible for developing all activities relating to blood transfusion, advice and monitoring transfusion pro…

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