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Showing 201210 of 35842 articles for Art. 473 · Cass. 1re civ. avis 6 December 2018 · Cass. 1re civ. 19 March 2014 · CA Paris 20 November 2014

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Performance of the credit agreement

Article D312-19

…s reduced to 4% of the deferred instalments.The amount of the compensation is increased by the applicable tax.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Representatives' training and delegation time

Article L7343-19

The representatives appointed in application of article L. 7343-12 benefit from days of training in social dialogue, the financing of which is covered by the Autorité des relations sociales des platef…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific measures applicable to the provision of services

Article L521-20

…ministrative authority may suspend by order the provision of services referred to in article L. 521-19 until it is brought into line with current regulations.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets between associations

Article 30-20

For the application of the third paragraph of II of article 79-IV of the local civil code applicable to the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, a creditor's objection to the merger or dem…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Receipt of applications for recognition and monitoring of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-19

…c prosecutor is the one in whose jurisdiction the convicted person's lawful habitual residence is located. Failing this, the public prosecutor at the Paris judicial court has jurisdiction. If the publ…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-20

Where the information relating to the right of withdrawal has not been provided to the consumer under the conditions set out in 7° of Article L. 221-5, the withdrawal period is extended by twelve mont…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Meetings of the departmental commercial development commission

Article R752-20

…al operating authorisation lapses within three years of the date on which the planning permission became final: 1° For sales areas that have not been opened to the public; 2° For permanent withdrawal…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in exhibiting and manufacturing cinematographic works as a result of the health crisis

Article 919-20

…registration of sums in their automatic account, delegated production companies shall send electronically, between 1 September 2021 and 31 December 2021, an application form drawn up by the Centre nat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Composition of gases

Article R4461-20

By way of derogation from I of Article R. 4461-19, breathing pure oxygen under pressure with a personal respirator is authorised during decompression periods in accordance with the decompression proce…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Certificates.

Article 203

The judge may always proceed by way of an enquiry to hear the author of an attestation.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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