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Showing 47014710 of 27949 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 12-DCC-83 du 13 Jun 2012

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 13: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-636

The age limit for practitioners governed by the provisions of this section is set at sixty-seven years for practitioners born on or after 1 January 1955. As a transitional measure, the age limit appli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 13: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-637

…ay benefit from an extension of their activity under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures set out in articles R. 6152-424 to R. 6152-427.

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

Article L131-70

…banker who, having sufficient funds and in the absence of any stop payment, refuses to pay a cheque duly drawn on his bank is liable for the damage resulting, for the drawer, both from the non-executi…

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

Article L131-73

…owever, the account holder is allowed to issue cheques again if he can prove that, following this injunction issued after a payment incident, he has paid the amount of the unpaid cheque or constituted…

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

Article L131-85

…it possible to identify all accounts opened by the natural or legal persons mentioned in Article L. 131-72 and the second paragraph of Article L. 163-6 and from which cheques may be drawn. It shall pr…

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

Article L131-86

The Banque de France shall provide information to any person who, on receiving a cheque for the payment of a good or service, wishes to check that the cheque was properly issued in accordance with thi…

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

Article L131-79

Disputes relating to the cheque-writing ban are referred to the civil courts.Legal action before the civil court has no suspensive effect. However, the court seised may, even in summary proceedings, o…

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

Article L131-81

…m which has not been returned to the drawee in accordance with the conditions set out in Article L. 131-73, unless the drawee can prove that it has taken the steps set out in that Article; 2. Issued u…

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

Article L131-86-1

Where the account holder is a sole trader with limited liability, the provisions of this section apply :- to accounts relating to unrestricted assets where the payment incident is the result of a cheq…

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

Article L131-69

Any drawer who issues a cheque without indicating the place of issue or without a date, or who covers a cheque with a false date, or who draws a cheque on a person other than a banker, is liable to a…

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