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Showing 42114220 of 66606 articles for Art. 1186 al. 2 and 3

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-27-2

…es shall inform end users of the existence of the rights to compensation provided for in Article L. 224-42-1.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reintegration into French nationality

Article 24-2

…cquisition by individual measure of a foreign nationality may, subject to the provisions of article 21-27, be reinstated by declaration made, in France or abroad, in accordance with articles 26 et seq…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-18-3

…eligible for the endowment as a result of its population falling below the minimum threshold set in 2° of article L. 2334-16, it receives, as a guarantee for the following nine financial years, an all…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Rehabilitation, re-education and vocational training.

Article L5213-3-1

…greement for occupational re-education in a company is concluded between the employer, the employee and the primary health insurance fund or the general social security fund referred to in article L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Transparency in commercial relations.

Article D441-3-1

…ions justifying their classification as financial contracts within the meaning of III of Article L. 211-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code, or stipulations which provide for the conclusion of a fina…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Provisions applicable to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article D147-37-1

…ement court or the sentence enforcement judge shall notify the sentenced person, before his release and the installation of the device provided for by article 763-12, that this placement cannot be imp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Provisions applicable to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article D147-40-3

…rson is hospitalised. This decision is made by order in accordance with the provisions of article 712-8.The suspension is valid for a maximum of three months. It may be renewed under the same terms an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Prescription and orders for professional use.

Article R5132-3-1

…ew to use in another Member State of the European Union include the information provided for in 1°, 3° and 7° of article R. 5132-3 and also indicate: 1° The common name of the medicinal product prescr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of the agency committee

Article R1432-115-3

…staff representatives on the Commission are appointed by the trade unions represented on the Agency and Working Conditions Committee from among its full or alternate members. The total number of seats…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 342

All offences and contraventions provided for by the customs laws may be prosecuted and proven by all legal means even if no seizure has been made within or outside the customs radius or if the goods d…

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