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Showing 50315040 of 66753 articles for Art. s. L. 221-1 & L. 221-2

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-34-2

…for funeral services in advance taken out by individuals with the companies referred to in article L. 310-1 of the Insurance Code and the mutual insurers and unions mentioned in Article L. 111-1 of t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-14

For contracts mentioned in article L. 141-1 , one unit of account of which is made up of shares in a company mentioned in article L. 160-10, the insurance company shall inform the policyholder(s) and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-21-3

…udentiel et de résolution with a view to reaching a joint decision on 1°, 2° or 3° of II of Article L. 613-20-4 or on the measures to be taken in the event of any question or finding of significant im…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-23-3

Decisions and precautionary measures taken pursuant to article L. 321-23-2 may be appealed to the Paris Court of Appeal. The appeal may be lodged with the first president of the said court, acting in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Specialist committees

Article L533-31-2

…unctions when it supervises the implementation of this strategy by the persons mentioned in Article L. 532-2 .4 and by the head of the risk management function. In the case of a branch of an investmen…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-3-2

…delete or modify, for purposes other than research, any item of information referred to in article L. 331-11, by personal intervention not requiring the use of an existing technological application,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Human rights

Article L1110-5-2

…ress his or her wishes and, as part of the refusal of unreasonable obstinacy referred to in article L. 1110-5-1, in the event that the doctor stops life-sustaining treatment, the doctor applies deep a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-21-7

…g measures against the parent undertaking of the group equivalent to those provided for in Articles L. 511-41-5 or L. 612-34-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall provide all t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Determining the topics, timetable and method of negotiation

Article L2222-3-2

An agreement concluded at branch level defines the method applicable to negotiation at company level. This agreement is binding on companies which have not concluded an agreement or convention in appl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-26-3

…erpersonal communications services, unless they also provide other electronic communications services. Prior to the conclusion of a contract, such undertakings shall inform consumers of this exemption…

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