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Showing 141150 of 66753 articles for Art. s. L. 221-1 & L. 221-2

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6b: SME Innovation Account

Article L221-32-5

I. - The holder of an SME innovation account defined in article L. 221-32-4 may deposit in this account units or shares in a company subject to corporation tax that it has acquired or subscribed to ou…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information obligation

Article L221-7

The burden of proving compliance with the information obligations mentioned in this section lies with the trader.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Sale of seized assets

Article L221-4

…amount sufficient to pay the principal, interest and costs of the distraining and opposing creditors. He is responsible for representing the auction price. Unless otherwise stipulated, the sale price…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Sale of seized assets

Article L221-3

…d'Etat, voluntarily sell the seized assets in order to allocate the price to the payment of creditors. The debtor shall inform the enforcement agent of the proposals made to him. If the creditor estab…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operation of Livret A passbook accounts.

Article R221-2

The ceiling provided for in article L. 221-4 is set at 22,950 euros for natural persons and 76,500 euros for associations and co-ownership associations mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 2…

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

Article L221-3

The provisions of sections 2, 3, 6 of this chapter applicable to relations between consumers and professionals, are extended to contracts concluded off-premises between two professionals provided that…

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

Article L221-4

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to contracts for the supply of water, gas or electricity where they are not packaged in a delimited volume or in a specific quantity, and to the supply of di…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts

Article L221-8

Transactions relating to Livret A passbook accounts and Crédit Mutuel special passbook accounts opened before 1 January 2009 are subject to documentary and on-site inspections by the Inspectorate Gene…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article L221-7

…of this article and of the decree adopted for its application is deemed unwritten.The I of Article L. 225-100-1, article L. 225-102-1 and, for companies covered by chapter X of this title, articles L…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R221-2

The amount provided for in article…

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