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Showing 83818390 of 50010 articles for Art. CJEC – Metro I – 25 Oct. 1977 – case 26/76

French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-12

If the lender or seller claims or receives, in breach of the provisions of article L. 312-25 and, for an affected credit agreement, those of article L. 312-50, from the borrower or buyer a payment in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions concerning the sporting events referred to in paragraph 2 of article R. 331-19

Article A331-23

The disciplines concerned, the minimum characteristics of the track or field of play, the minimum safety conditions for the public and the participants, as well as the provisions to be made in terms o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The European Economic Interest Grouping.

Article R252-1

The public prosecutor is competent to refer the matter to the judicial court or the commercial court, as appropriate, pursuant to Article 32-1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2137/85 of the Council of the Euro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Home dispensing.

Article R5125-50

The medicines, products or objects mentioned in article L. 4211-1 may only be dispensed at home in application of article L. 5125-25 when the patient is unable to travel, in particular due to their st…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Reimbursement of transport costs

Article R6341-50

Provided that the distance to be covered from their home is greater than 25 kilometres, trainees whose remuneration is paid by the State or the region are entitled to reimbursement of all transport co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Penalties.

Article R310-22

Any manager of an undertaking subject to State supervision by virtue of Article L. 310-1 and of a supplementary occupational pension fund who fails to comply with the obligations or prohibitions resul…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Composition of the Assize Court

Article A36-12

Under the provisions of the second paragraph of article 260, the number of jurors appearing on the annual lists drawn up within the jurisdiction of the assize courts listed below is set as follows:DEP…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Other prohibited practices

Article L442-9

I. - It is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000 to artificially raise or lower either the price of goods or services, or of public or private items, in particular during remote…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L611-5

Certificates of addition applied for prior to the entry into force of Law No. 90-1052 of 26 November 1990 on industrial property shall remain subject to the rules applicable on the date of their appli…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial and accounting system

Article D112-21

Revenue and imprest accounts may be set up by decision of the Managing Director, under the conditions laid down in Decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019 on the revenue and imprest accounts of public bod…

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