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Showing 25012510 of 66753 articles for Art. s. L. 221-1 & L. 221-2

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L224-25-27

The obligations of the professional referred to in articles L. 217-21 to L. 217-23 relating to commercial warranties in respect of sales also apply to commercial warranties subscribed in connection wi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Equity loans granted by the State.

Article L313-20

The amount of each equity loan granted by the State is made public each year.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations attached to plant variety certificates

Article L623-23

…not paid within the prescribed period the annual fee referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 623-16. The forfeiture is recorded by the body mentioned in article L. 412-1. Where a decision is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Traffic and parking regulations

Article L2213-2

…obility inclusion" card bearing the mention "parking for disabled persons" mentioned in the article L. 241-3 du code de l'action sociale et des familles, vehicles benefiting from a "car-sharing" label…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Conditions for exceptional designation

Article L2143-23

Notwithstanding article L. 2142-1-1 and where, due to a failure in the first round of professional elections, a trade union delegate could not be appointed within the company or establishment or where…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-24

…competence of organising authority for the public distribution of electricity mentioned in article L. 2224-31, the communal share, provided for in article L. 2333-2, is collected by the syndicate on…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union or who have been admitted to reside in another Member State and family members

Article L421-29

The spouse of the foreign national mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 421-27, as well as the couple's children, will be issued with a multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "salar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-27

…formation or intelligence about minors engaged or produced under the conditions set out in articles L. 7124-1 and L. 7124-4 by any means, other than that concerning their artistic creation, in breach…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Simplified judicial liquidation.

Article L644-2

As an exception to the provisions of Article L. 642-19, where the simplified procedure is decided pursuant to Article L. 641-2, the liquidator shall sell the movable assets by mutual agreement or at p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Temporary stoppage of work or activity.

Article L4731-2

If, at the end of the period set in a formal notice served in application of article L. 4721-8, the dangerous situation persists, the labour inspection officer referred to in article L. 8112-1 may ord…

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