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Showing 37013710 of 11078 articles for Art. C. constit. 9 December 2022

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Advertising.

Article L511-60

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of the provisions of this sub-section. In particular, it shall set the amount of remuneration payable to not…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Advertising.

Article L511-59

Any publication, in any form whatsoever, of statements drawn up under the provisions of this sub-section is prohibited on pain of damages.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Forms

Article L511-55

Notaries and bailiffs are required, on pain of dismissal, costs, damages to the parties, to leave an exact copy of the protests. Subject to the same penalties, they are also required to deliver agains…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Advertising.

Article L511-57

After the expiry of a period of one month from the date of the protest or the drawing up of the certificate of non-payment of the postal cheque and for a period of one year from the same date, any cla…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-1

Title I and Chapter I of Title II of Book I of this Part, with the exception of Article L. 5121-9-1, as well as Articles L. 5122-1, L. 5124-13, L. 5125-1-1 and 6° of Article L. 5125-32 are applicable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5524-1

…nd L. 5421-6-2, L. 5421-13, L. 5421-14 and L. 5421-15 ;2° Articles L. 5422-1, L. 5422-2 and L. 5422-9 ; 3° Articles L. 5424-5 to L. 5424-7, L. 5424-9, L. 5424-10 and L. 5424-13 ; 4° Article L. 5426-1…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Loans denominated in a currency other than the euro

Article L313-64

Borrowers may only take out loans denominated in a currency other than the euro, repayable in euros or in the currency concerned, if they declare that they mainly receive their income or hold assets i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-5

…the right-hand column of the table in I: ARTICLES IN THE WORDING RESULTING FROM L. 1121-1 Order no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022 L. 1121-2 Law no. 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-3 Order no. 2016-800 of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R366-3

…ovisions are applicable in New Caledonia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn their wording result…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R364-3

…licable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn their wording result…

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