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Showing 18311840 of 66753 articles for Art. s. L. 221-1 & L. 221-2

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Council of auction houses

Article L321-20

…s de marchandises assermentés shall provide the same information to the Conseil des maisons de ventes.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Council of auction houses

Article L321-22

The decisions of the Conseil des maisons de vente may be appealed to the Paris Court of Appeal.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conversion to part-time or full-time work

Article L3123-2

…s of his personal life. Working hours are set within the annual limit provided for in 3° of Article L. 3123-1. During the periods worked, the employee is employed according to the collective working h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Groupements de coopération sanitaire.

Article L6133-2

I. - Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 6147-14, a Groupement de Coopération Sanitaire de Moyennes may be formed by public or private health establishments, medico-social establishments…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: National health data system

Article L1461-2

…shed by the bodies managing the compulsory basic health insurance schemes, in application ofarticle L. 162-1-11 of the Social Security Code, are re-used under the conditions mentioned in articles…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Miscellaneous provisions and penalties.

Article L514-2

…n by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, another undertaking mentioned in article L. 310-2 or an undertaking mentioned in article L. 310-1-1 and not authorised to carry out the corre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Content of agreements.

Article L3313-2

…haring and the criteria for distributing its proceeds in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 3314-1 to L. 3314-7; 5° The payment dates; 6° The conditions under which the social and economic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-2

…n, any extemporaneous preparation carried out either by an authorised person referred to in Article L. 5143-2, or under the conditions provided for in Article L. 5143-9-1 in accordance with a veterina…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Transfers

Article L3335-2

…termination of his employment contract, may be allocated to the savings plan mentioned in articles L. 3332-1, L. 3333-1 and L. 3334-1 of his new employer. In this case, the period of unavailability t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-22

…r plans appear manifestly unsuitable for the recovery of the business or in the absence of such plans. The provisions of Section 1 of Chapter II of Title IV, with the exception of I of Article L. 642-…

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