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Showing 14211430 of 31856 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 14 June 2000 · Cass. com. 18 January 2011 · Cass. com. 22 March 2017 · CA Versailles 21 December 2001 · Cass. com. 11 July 2000

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Canvassing offences

Article L752-21

…visions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Canvassing offences

Article L753-21

…in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Explanations provided to borrowers and assessment of their creditworthiness

Article R341-21

…y who fails to comply with the pre-contractual information formalities prescribed in article R. 313-11 and relating to the advisory service is punishable by the fine laid down for 5th class offences.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-21

…ave been wronged by an individual decision taken under the delegation referred to in article L. 131-14 may, within two months of being notified of the decision, ask the Minister responsible for Sport…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-21

…ch he certifies the accounts, referred to as the opening balance sheet, does not contain any significant anomalies likely to have an impact on the accounts for the financial year. 02. The purpose of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 219 bis

Notwithstanding the provisions of article 219, the rate of corporation tax is set at 24% in respect of the income referred to in section 5 of article 206, received by non-profit-making public establis…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-21

…ader of his decision to withdraw by sending, before expiry of the period provided for in Article L. 221-18, the withdrawal form referred to in 7° of article L. 221-5 or any other unambiguous statement…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Scientific Council.

Article R5322-18

…ise in the field of health products, on the proposal of the Chief Executive Officer and following a call for candidates made by the Agency; 2° Six leading scientists, including foreign scientists, app…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and amount of the financial guarantee

Article R7123-21

…less than 6% of the total payroll resulting from the annual declarations made under article R. 243-14 of the Social Security Code, nor less than a minimum of 15,200 euros, which may be revised by dec…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 144

…t it constitutes the sole means of achieving one or more of the following objectives and that these cannot be achieved in the case of placement under judicial supervision or house arrest with electron…

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