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Showing 23812390 of 66753 articles for Art. s. L. 221-1 & L. 221-2

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L642-2

…ation by the Autorité des marchés financiers carried out under the conditions laid down in Articles L. 621-9 to L. 621-9-2 or to provide it with inaccurate information.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Criminal provisions.

Article L5429-2

…f three years, the employer who has wrongly withheld the contribution provided for in 2° of Article L. 5422-9 and deducted it from wages shall be liable to the penalties provided for in Article L. 244…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article L211-22

The provisions of articles L. 211-9, L. 211-10 and L. 211-13 to L. 211-19 are applicable to the fonds de garantie des assurances obligatoires de dommages instituted by article L. 421-1, in its dealing…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 5: The Lyon metropolitan area

Article L135-2

…ting tourist offices and constitutes a departmental tourist committee within the meaning of article L. 132-2 ; - the other tourist offices in tourist municipalities and classified tourist resorts are…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Transport.

Article L4433-21

Under the conditions set out in articles L. 1521-1 and L. 1522-1, the regions of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Réunion will be able to create semi-public companies for the purpose of air or sea transport. T…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-2

I. - The penalties provided for in A of I of Article L. 465-1 shall apply if any of the persons referred to in the same Article L. 465-1 recommends that one or more transactions be carried out on the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of sworn goods brokers

Article L131-23

…ity corresponding to his professional speciality as it appears on the lists provided for in article L. 131-12.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of sworn goods brokers

Article L131-26

Sworn merchandise brokers sell and buy back merchandise in the event of non-performance of a contract.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of sworn goods brokers

Article L131-25

…f the course of goods when these have been established under the conditions provided for in Article L. 131-24. If this is not the case, they draw up price statements indicating, under their responsibi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of sworn goods brokers

Article L131-27

…he parties, and the sale by public auction of goods deposited in a general shop pursuant to article L. 522-31 must be carried out by sworn goods brokers. Sworn goods brokers may be called upon to carr…

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