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Showing 42014210 of 47464 articles for Art. 3 May 1995

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations relating to the fight against prohibited lotteries, games and betting

Article L563-3

…bare owner or usufructuary as referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 565-2.These measures may be invoked against any creditor or any third party who may claim rights over the funds in questi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Compliance orders

Article L521-3

…er Article L. 221-15, the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs may order the trader, for an initial period of no more than two months, which may be renewed for per…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Contractual plan

Article L732-3

…e arrangements for its implementation. Its total duration, including when it is revised or renewed, may not exceed seven years.The measures may, however, exceed this duration when they concern the rep…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Determining repayment capacity

Article R731-3

…he scale.When the commission takes into account the actual amount of current household expenses, it may ask the debtor to provide supporting documents. If the debtor fails to do so, the expenses in qu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article D2135-3

…or employers and their unions, and associations of employees or employers mentioned in Article L. 2135-1 whose resources within the meaning of Article D. 2135-9 are less than or equal to 230,000 euros…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Offenders eligible for judicial supervision

Article D147-36

The expert opinion provided for in article 723-31 may not be ordered if the convicted person's individual file contains an expert report dating back less than two years, ordered where applicable when…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-35

…irector of the Regional Health Agency a request for confirmation of the authorisation. This request may be submitted outside the periods mentioned in article R. 6122-29.This request for confirmation i…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter: On-call duty

Article R131-3

No astreinte may be enforced before it has been liquidated. The decision ordering an astreinte that has not yet been liquidated allows a precautionary measure to be taken in respect of a sum provision…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Termination of the contract

Article L2195-3

Where the contract is an administrative contract, the purchaser may terminate it: 1° In the event of sufficiently serious misconduct on the part of the co-contractor; 2° For a reason of general intere…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-36

…t for which the loan is requested is not concluded within four months of its acceptance.The parties may agree to a longer period than that defined in the first paragraph. >.

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