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Showing 50515060 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article R312-5

…and appended to this code. Before providing this sheet, and unless it is clear that this is not the case, the creditor or credit intermediary shall ask the borrower whether the purpose of the transact…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information on the presence of substances or products causing allergies or intolerances

Article R412-14

…412-12 itself; 2° Or the means by which this information is made available to the consumer. In this case, the consumer is given direct and free access to the information, which is available in written…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Jurisdiction of the protection litigation judge

Article R713-1

…the debtor resides, including for the application of articles R. 721-5 and R. 722-9.However, in the case provided for in Article L. 711-2, the competent court is the one in whose jurisdiction the refe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Estimated statement

Article 851

In all cases where duties are levied on the basis of an estimated declaration by the parties, the declaration and the estimate must be detailed. A declaration of this nature shall, before the executio…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Orders on application.

Article 874

The President of the Commercial Court is seised by petition in the cases specified by law. The parties are exempted from the obligation to constitute a lawyer in matters of pledge of stocks and pledge…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Professional elections.

Article 1006

…to the appeal shall have a period of fifteen days from notification of the appellant's statement of case or from the expiry of the one-month period provided for in Article 1004 to deliver a statement…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 982

…espondent to the appeal has a period of two months from the service of the appellant's statement of case to submit to the registry of the Cour de cassation a statement in response signed by a lawyer a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIc : Mobile electronic anti-seizure devices for the protection of victims of violence

Article 1136-18

…zure device sets its duration, up to a maximum of six months, depending on the circumstances of the case and the need for protection of the requesting party. The consent of the parties must be reitera…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Notifications

Article 1230

…o has reached the age of sixteen unless his or her condition does not allow it. In addition, in the case of Article 502 of the Civil Code, it is notified to the subrogated guardian.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The role of the curator.

Article 1348

…ideration, of the real estate or movable property belonging to the State, it is carried out, in the case of real estate, in accordance with the rules provided for in articles 1271 to 1281 and, for mov…

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