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Showing 38713880 of 53704 articles for Art. CA Paris 1-12-2021 n° 20/04742

French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-18-1

…proportion to the benefits derived from the practices in question, to 10% of average annual sales, calculated on the basis of the last three annual sales known on the date of the decision. The court…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L1614-1-1

Any creation or extension of powers resulting in an increase in the burden on local and regional authorities shall be accompanied by the necessary resources determined by law.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article 370-1-1

The adopter must be ten years older than the child he proposes to adopt. However, where the difference in age is less than that provided for in the preceding paragraph, the court may order the adoptio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3-1

Where, in the cases and in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree, the victim's complaint is submitted electronically, the record of receipt of the complaint shall be drawn up in accordanc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 80-1-1

…indictment and every six months thereafter. This request may also be made within ten days of notification of an expert report or an examination during which the person is heard on the results of a le…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L131-1-1

The value date of a cheque payment transaction denominated in euros may not differ by more than one business day from the date on which it is booked to a deposit account or a payment account.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article L1237-18-1

…m of either an open-ended employment contract or a fixed-term employment contract concluded in application of 1° ofarticle L. 1242-3 within a limit set by the collective agreement. In the latter case,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative control.

Article L1322-1-1

…raph is not admissible if the administrative authority has already made an express decision in application of article L. 1322-2. The decision takes effect within the scope of application of the intern…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-1-1

…cessible to disabled people. It is set up with the help of the national health insurance funds, the Caisse nationale de solidarité pour l'autonomie, the agencies and authorities responsible for public…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1142-1-1

…ed in the first paragraph of I of article L. 1142-1 corresponding to a permanent impairment of physical or mental integrity of more than 25% determined by reference to the scale mentioned in II of the…

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