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Showing 42914300 of 10142 articles for Art. CJEU – Ingmar – 9 Nov. 2000 – C-381/98

French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-4

…concerning the distance marketing of consumer financial services, and amending Council Directives 90/619/EEC, 97/7/EC and 98/27/EC, where the contract has a close link with the territory of one or m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-50-3

…ication of measures imposed in application of the provisions of this sub-section and of sub-section 9 of this section.II. - Articles L. 211-36-1 to L. 211-38 shall not prevent the application of measu…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-1

…property effects of registered partnerships;- of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matter…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 A bis

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Conciliation prior to disciplinary action

Article R4443-11

I.-Articles R. 4233-33 to R. 4233-38 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version set out in Decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, subject to the adaptations set out in II. II.-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Principle of free administration

Article D1111-2

…n each department of the region, the representatives mentioned in 4° to 7° of II of article L. 1111-9-1 as follows: a) The representative referred to in 4° is elected from among their number by the pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Property tax on undeveloped land

Article 1395 E

…of sixth and eighth categories defined in article 18 of the ministerial instruction of 31 December 1908 are exempt from property tax on non-built properties levied for the benefit of municipalities an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L774-5

…ne 2017 L. 511-38 with the exception of the last sentenceOrder 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-39 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 511-41 Law no. 2022-401 of 21 March 2022L. 511-41-1 AOrdinanc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L775-5

…ne 2017 L. 511-38 with the exception of the last sentenceOrder 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-39 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 511-41 Law no. 2022-401 of 21 March 2022L. 511-41-1 AOrdinanc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article R321-18

…risation for acts of the same nature; 3° Subject to the exemptions provided for in articles R. 321-19 and R. 321-21, hold either a national bachelor's degree in law and a national bachelor's degree in…

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