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Showing 10911100 of 66753 articles for Art. s. L. 221-1 & L. 221-2

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-6-1

…résolution receives an application for approval or exemption from approval referred to in Articles L. 517-13 and L. 517-14 from a financial holding company or mixed financial holding company establis…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-26-2

Article L. 224-27, the I of article L. 224-28, articles L. 224-29, L. 224-30, L. 224-42 and the I and III of article L. 224-42-2 are also applicable to end users who are micro-enterprises, small busin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter II: Inter-municipal cooperation

Article L5832-2

…not applicable to Mayotte. II.-The following shall apply in Mayotte from 1 January 2014: 1° Article L. 5210-4 ; 2° Article L. 5211-9-2; 2° bis Articles L. 5211-11-2 and L. 5211-11-3; 3° Les articles L…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29-2

Share consolidations provided for in article L. 228-29-1 include the obligation for shareholders to make the purchases or sales of shares necessary to carry out the reverse split. The nominal value of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Successive contracts with the same employee.

Article L1244-2-2

I. - In the branches referred to in Article L. 1244-2-1, in the absence of collective bargaining agreements at branch or company level, the employer shall inform the employee with a seasonal employmen…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L836-2

…etary values expressed in euros are replaced by their equivalent value in CFP francs; 3° In Article L. 812-2, the provisions of 3° are not applicable and the words: "Articles 78-1 to 78-2-2 of the Cod…

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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 L835-2

…2° Monetary values expressed in euros are replaced by their equivalent in CFP francs; 3° In Article L. 812-2, the provisions of 3° do not apply and the words: "Articles 78-1 to 78-2-2 of the Code of C…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L834-2

…etary values expressed in euros are replaced by their equivalent value in CFP francs; 3° In Article L. 812-2, the provisions of 3° are not applicable and the words: "Articles 78-1 to 78-2-2 of the Cod…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Revenue

Article L3543-2

Articles L. 3332-1-1, L. 3332-2-1 and L. 3333-1 to L. 3333-10 are applicable in Mayotte from 1 January 2014.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Financing of vocational training

Article L6131-2

The one-off contribution to vocational training and work-linked training mentioned in 2° of Article L. 6131-1 is made up of : 1° The apprenticeship tax mentioned in article L. 6241-1 ; 2° The vocation…

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