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Showing 88418850 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article R112-7

…ain a copy of the recording; c) that if they do not wish to be recorded, the telephone conversation may not continue and that the distributor is obliged to end it immediately; 2° Distributors shall in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L151-3-1

…ense; 3° Injunction to the investor to modify the investment. The injunctions mentioned in 1° to 3° may be accompanied by a penalty payment. The injunction shall specify the amount and effective date…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article L811-2

No one may be appointed in court to perform these functions, subject to the provisions specific to certain matters, in particular those relating to minors and protected adults, or subject to the occas…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

…sely claiming that a product or service is likely to cure illnesses, malfunctions or malformations; 17° Communicating materially inaccurate information on market conditions or on the possibilities of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of validity.

Article L2232-12

…consult employees with a view to validating the agreement. At the end of this period, the employer may ask for this consultation to be organised, in the absence of opposition from all these organisat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes.

Article R123-37

…at it assigns to its professional activity, pursuant to the first paragraph of II of Article L. 526-17, separate assets from their personal assets, indicating the information provided for in 2°, 3°, 4…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5 : Provisions relating to the official statement of offence and the payment notice drawn up by a motorway operator's sworn toll official

Article A37-33

…rnal departments of [operator identification]. In accordance with articles 39 et seq. of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, any person may obtain c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account funding

Article R6323-3-1

…in this article using the electronic service mentioned in I of article L. 6323-8. This declaration may be made, at the employee's request and using the same procedures, by the employee's career devel…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R6134-2

…France. They are appointed as associate trainees for a period of six months, renewable once, which may be split. The provisions applicable to students acting as interns set out in articles R. 6153-41…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-9

…he cancellation of the contract, without prejudice to compensation in application of article L. 211-17.

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