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Showing 16211630 of 28708 articles for Art. 25 May 1993

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Territorial, local and departmental chambers of commerce and industry in the Ile-de-France region

Article R711-26

…the representatives have been appointed in accordance with the conditions set out in article R. 711-25 and send the minutes of the operations to the prefect of the region in which the grouping's regis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1388 quinquies A

…mporary residence agreement or contract entered into pursuant to Article 101 of Act no. 2009-323 du 25 mars 2009 de mobilisation pour le logement et la lutte contre l'exclusion peut faire l'objet d'un…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-18

…on for his decision or bear any costs other than those provided for in Articles L. 221-23 to L. 221-25. The period mentioned in the first paragraph runs from the day: 1° Of the conclusion of the contr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article L412-3

…ation provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October, as amended, on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC)…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Combating alcoholism and smoking.

Article L3822-1

…rticle L. 3341-1 shall apply to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Law no. 2021-646 of 25 May 2021 on comprehensive security preserving freedoms.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Ad hoc administrators

Article R53-1

An individual may only be included on the list if he or she meets the following conditions:1° Be at least thirty and no more than seventy years of age;2° Have been known for a sufficient period of tim…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts.

Article R221-5

…An order by the Minister for the Economy sets out the list of transactions that credit institutions may authorise, in addition to the transactions mentioned in I, from or to the same Livret A passbook…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: FREE ADMINISTRATION.

Article R1824-1

…APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM R. 1116-1 to R. 1116-5 decree no. 2020-634 of 25 May 2020 II. - For the application of articles R. 1116-1 to R. 1116-5, the words: "representative…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Enforcement of criminal sentences

Article D48-1-1

…ovided for in terms of sentence adjustment by the third paragraph of Article 132-19 and Article 132-25 of the Criminal Code, as well as by 1°, 2° and 3° of I of Article 464-2, Article 474 and the arti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-36

…ppear in the National Register for the Identification of Natural Persons, although this information may not be used as a search criterion; b) Successive home addresses and, where applicable, the corre…

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