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Showing 28112820 of 66753 articles for Art. s. L. 221-1 & L. 221-2

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Structured deposits

Article L312-22

…rectly linked to changes in an interest-rate index ; 2° A financial instrument, a unit mentioned in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Food, advertising and promotion.

Article L2133-2

Photographs for commercial use of models, as defined inarticle L. 7123-2 of the French Employment Code, whose body appearance has been modified by image processing software in order to make the model'…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for negotiating and concluding sectoral collective agreements

Article L7343-29

…ations recognised as representative in the sector and appearing on the list provided for in article L. 7343-4 ; -on the other hand, one or more professional organisations of platforms recognised as re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Aid for redeployment and professional retraining.

Article L5123-2

In the cases provided for in Article L. 5123-1, the following may be granted by means of agreements between the State and professional or inter-professional bodies, trade union organisations or compan…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article L7125-2

…dition to the leave of absence from which they benefit under the conditions provided for in article L. 7125-1, the president and councillors of the assembly of French Guyana are entitled to a credit o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Insurance obligation

Article L321-2

…sports association to take out insurance cover in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 321-1 is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €7,500.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Municipalities and their groupings

Article L1422-2

The procedures for applying article L. 1422-1 and in particular the conditions required to perform the duties of director of a municipal or inter-municipal health and hygiene service are determined by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article L2313-2

The provisions of article L. 2313-1 apply to the public administrative establishments of municipalities with 3,500 inhabitants or more. The place where the documents are made available to the public i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Childcare facilities for children under the age of six.

Article L2324-2

…nd child protection service checks that the conditions mentioned in the fourth paragraph of article L. 2324-1 are met by the establishments and services mentioned in the same article.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health threats

Article L3131-2

The appropriateness of the measures taken in application of article L. 3131-1 is periodically reviewed by the Haut Conseil de la santé publique. Such measures shall be terminated immediately if they a…

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