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Showing 871880 of 60652 articles for Art. CISG adopted 11 April 1980 – in force for France 1 January 1988

French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-118

The Conseil d'Etat decree referred to in article L. 322-27 is issued on the basis of a report by the Minister for the Economy and Finance and the Minister for Agriculture.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-119

The regulations governing insurance undertakings set out in this Code apply, under the conditions and subject to the reservations set out in this section, to the bodies referred to in Article L. 771-1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Liquidation

Article L237-11

Notice of the close of the liquidation is published in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to non-pre-packaged foodstuffs

Article R412-11

The name, within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 as amended on the provision of food information to consumers, of any foods…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Explanations provided to borrowers and assessment of their creditworthiness

Article R313-11

The creditor or credit intermediary shall explicitly indicate to the borrower whether it offers the advisory service referred to in Article L. 313-13. Before the conclusion of the contract relating to…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Marriage contracted or child recognised for the sole purpose of obtaining or causing a foreign national to obtain a residence permit or French nationality

Article L823-11

It is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros for any person to contract a marriage or recognise a child for the sole purpose of obtaining, or having obtained, a residence pe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R531-11

The Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides (French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons) summons the asylum seeker to a personal interview pursuant to Article L…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-11

The sale by the company of shares that could not be allocated individually, as provided for in article L. 228-6, is preceded by the publication of a notice in two newspapers with national circulation;…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation procedure

Article R1322-11

In the case of packaged natural mineral water and where the result of the verification mentioned in article R. 1322-9 is in compliance, the Prefect sends a copy of the operating authorisation order to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability.

Article R526-11

Each bank account opened by the entrepreneur for the purposes of the business activity to which assets have been assigned must contain in its heading the name provided for in 2° of article R. 526-3 as…

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