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Showing 35313540 of 66753 articles for Art. s. L. 221-1 & L. 221-2

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Electronic money issuers

Article L572-22

…ion to publish the annual financial statements in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 526-38 is punishable by a fine of €15,000.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Suppression of public drunkenness and protection of minors.

Article L3353-2

Reports of offences under article L. 3336-4 and this chapter shall be forwarded to the Public Prosecutor within three days, including the day on which the offence is recorded.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE COLLECTIVITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE COLLECTIVITY

Article LO6243-2

…o it, the act becomes enforceable again. The provisions of this paragraph do not apply to tax matters.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE COLLECTIVITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE COLLECTIVITY

Article LO6343-2

…o it, the act becomes enforceable again. The provisions of this paragraph do not apply to tax matters.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Transactions carried out by supplementary occupational pension funds

Article L143-2-2

The notice referred to in article L. 141-4 indicates that the contract taken out is a supplementary occupational pension contract covered by this section. An order of the Minister for the Economy sets…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Planning and sustainable development

Article L4424-26

…ramework of the development plan, in particular, in the light of proposals sent to it by the communes. The Assembly of Corsica, on the proposal of the Executive Council, determines the distribution, b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6221-26

…ated from 1 January of the calendar year preceding the year of the renewal of the territorial council. The rules of procedure shall lay down the rules for submitting and examining the request for the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6221-27

…de bodies in the cases and under the conditions provided for by the provisions governing these bodies. The fixing by the aforementioned provisions of the term of office assigned to these members or de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6221-25

…tes to sit on outside bodies and delegate the exercise of some of its powers to the executive council. In this case, and notwithstanding article LO 6221-22, the reports on the business submitted to th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6321-26

…created from 1 January of the calendar year preceding the year of renewal of the territorial council. The rules of procedure shall lay down the rules for submitting and examining the request for the…

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