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Showing 20112020 of 43523 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 18 April 1967 · Cass. civ. 25 March 1992 · Cass. com. 4 January 1994 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 December 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 June 2011

French Consumer CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Removal of goods from their place of detention

Article R512-15

At least one of the samples shall be left with the owner or holder of the product, who shall under no circumstances alter the condition of the samples entrusted to him. The guarantee measures that may…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-15

The sentenced person shall be informed ten days before the date of the adversarial hearing provided for in articles 712-6,712-7 and 712-8 by registered letter if he or she is not imprisoned and by the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to all national interest markets

Article A761-15

The Disciplinary Board is chaired by a representative of the manager; the Departmental Director of Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DDCCRF), the Departmental Director of Agriculture an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-25-2

…rism, in particular the specialised intelligence services mentioned in articles L. 811-2 and L. 811-4 of the same code, by any public prosecutor for proceedings initiated for a crime or an offence pun…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial provisions (R).

Article D5211-18-3

The document provided for in Article L. 5211-39-2 describes, at the date of the request or initiative and on the basis of the information provided, the effects of the implementation of the planned ope…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18

…junction with an investment service.For the purposes of Articles L. 211-6 to L. 211-8, L. 213-3, L. 421-17 to L. 421-19, L. 211-36, L. 211-36-1, L. 531-10, L. 533-12-7, L. 542-1, L. 621-17-3, L. 621-1…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Special provisions applicable to distance contracts

Article L221-15

The trader is automatically liable to the consumer for the proper performance of the obligations arising from the distance contract, whether those obligations are performed by the trader who concluded…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article D213-18

Subject to the provisions of Article D. 213-19, when the issuing association makes a public offer, with the exception of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 or in Article L. 411-2-1, for t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Specific provisions for foreign nationals whose conduct is linked to terrorist activities

Article L733-15

…eign national, placed under house arrest pursuant to 6° or 7° of article L. 731-3 or article L. 731-4, who has been sentenced to deportation for acts of terrorism covered by Title II of Book IV of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article R711-15

…shall certify to the supervisory authority that they meet the conditions set out in Article L. 713-4and that they are not subject to any of the disabilities mentioned in Article L. 713-3.Candidates f…

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