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Showing 43514360 of 30453 articles for Art. 1215 · Cass. com. 8 February 1966 · Cass. com. 27 February 2001 · Cass. 3e civ. 18 December 1968 · Cass. com. 24 March 1998

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information on loan insurance

Article L313-8

…per or any other durable medium prior to the formulation of the offer referred to in Article L. 313-24 and including one or more figures on the insurance mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L.…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 312-8

…of series;2° Animation projects, either in the form of units with a planned minimum running time of 8 minutes, or in the form of series. However, projects with a planned running time of less than 26 m…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Rights of persons detained in socio-medico-judicial security centres

Article R53-8-69

The sentence enforcement judge may grant a detainee escorted leave, particularly in the event of a serious family event.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Payment service providers

Article L521-8

…and their information in connection with the provision of the payment services mentioned in 7° and 8° of II of Article L. 314-1 by any payment service provider and the relevance of the standards appl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L2151-8

…cells have been obtained in compliance with the fundamental principles set out in articles 16 to 16-8 of the French Civil Code.The export of embryonic stem cells for research purposes is subject to th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Undertakings for collective real estate investment with sub-funds

Article L214-85

…of the undertaking for collective real estate investment allocated to it. Notwithstanding article 2285 of the French Civil Code and unless otherwise stipulated in the constitutive documents of the und…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Access to documents and information

Article R4314-8

The market surveillance authorities and authorised agents may request the economic operator concerned to provide them with : 1° The document relating to the conformity of a specimen of equipment drawn…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881 L

…give rise to the collection of a contribution reduced by half, subject to the provisions of Article 881 M :1° Where they involve the low-income housing bodies specified in l'article L. 411-2 of the Co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Maximum number of apprentices

Article R6223-8

…ces and the number of people with the qualifications provided for in application of article L. 6223-8.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-8

The purchaser may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering to meet a need with an estimated value of less than €40,000 excluding tax or for lots with an estimated value of l…

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