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Showing 51915200 of 9666 articles for Art. CE 16-11-1988 n° 47685-47741

French Consumer CodeIn force
Title III: PENALTIES

Article R132-2

Subordination to conditions, of sales or provision of services, in disregard of the provisions of the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 121-11 are punishable by the fine provided for 5th class…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-18

…ted for the invoicing of water and sanitation by the delegatee of a public water or sanitation service includes the elements necessary for the preparation of invoices, receipts and accounting document…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L641-12

Without prejudice to the application of I and II of Article L. 641-11-1, the termination of the lease of buildings used for the company's business takes place under the following conditions: 1° On the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: National metrology and testing laboratory

Article R823-7

…programme of activities of the establishment; 3° The conditions for the issue by the laboratory of certificates of qualification;4° The budget and, where appropriate, amending budgets during the year…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Criminal provisions

Article L773-49

…hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In their wording resulting from L. 573-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 573-1-1 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 573-2 law no. 2003-7…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Criminal provisions

Article L774-49

…ht-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 573-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 573-1-1 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 573-2 Order no. 2003…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Criminal provisions

Article L775-42

…06 of 1 August 2003 L. 573-11 law no. 2009-526 of 12 May 2009 L. 573-12 order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 573-13 and L. 573-14 Order no. 2014-559 of 30 May 2014 L. 573-15 Ordinance no. 2021-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article D6145-31

…object to the draft statement of projected income and expenditure if it is not drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 6145-11 or for one or more of the following reasons:1° The reve…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article 706-25-21

If a person subject to a measure taken pursuant to Article 706-25-16 not to comply with the obligations to which it is bound is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 45,000 euros.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CREDIT TRANSACTIONS

Article R315-1

The amount provided for in article L. 315-16, below which the lender is entitled to refuse early partial repayment of the loan by the borrower, is set at 10% of the capital paid in..

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