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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Formation of the credit agreement and the main agreement

Article L341-38

A failure by the lender or lessor to comply with one of the obligations set out in article L. 313-55 for a hire-purchase and sale contract with a promise to sell, is punishable by a fine of 150,000 eu…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Practice of the profession

Article R4312-38

The nurse checks that the medicine, product or medical device dispensed complies with the prescription. They also check the dosage and expiry date. They follow the instructions for use for any medical…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-38

To justify before the Court of Appeal hearing an appeal lodged pursuant to the second paragraph of Article R. 411-19 the claims they had submitted to the Director General of the National Institute of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3 : Conditions for accreditation of practitioners performing pre-implantation diagnosis

Article R2131-38

Renewal of a practitioner's accreditation is issued by the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine. Renewal is subject to an assessment of the practitioner's activity, in accordance with crit…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-38

As stated in article L. 213-5 of the Monetary and Financial Code : " Art. L213-5-Les obligations sont des titres négociables qui, dans une même émission, confèrent les mêmes droits de créance pour une…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-38

Investments for which communes and their own tax groupings are likely to receive State subsidies, the list of which is set by regulation, may not be subsidised under the dotation d'équipement des terr…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 212-38

The final award decision is taken after the amount of aid has been determined, following the opinion of a costing committee made up of the chairman and vice-chairman of the commission and representati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-38

The Banque de France may inform the Public Prosecutor and, at his request, provide him with information relating to cheque issues that have been reported to it as constituting a breach of a prohibitio…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article R722-38

The judge shall inform the Keeper of the Seals, Minister for Justice, of the name of the lawyer he has freely chosen and the agreement entered into with him under the article 10 of loi n° 71-1130 du 3…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article R1612-38

The procedure defined in the second paragraph of article R. 1612-35, to articles R. 1612-36 and R. 1612-37 applies when the representative of the State refers the matter to the regional audit chamber,…

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