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Showing 24412450 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
Subsection 1: Explanations provided to the borrower

Article L312-15

Where the conclusion of a transaction mentioned in article L. 312-1 gives the right, or may give the right, free of charge, immediately or in the future, to a premium in the form of products or goods,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-18-1

…ith obstructs the implementation of the legal guarantee of conformity provided for in articles L. 224-25-17 to L. 224-25-25. The administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affai…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conciliation.

Article R742-15

The secretariat of the commissions is provided by the departments of the Ministry of the Merchant Navy.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 UD

The provisions of I and 4° to 9° of II of Article 150 U, of I of l'article 150 UA, of the I of article 150 UB and article 150 UC apply to capital gains realised on the transfer for valuable considerat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-18-1

…work part-time for therapeutic reasons receive all the fixed emoluments provided for in article R. 6153-10, the allowance provided for in 3° of article D. 6153-10-1 and, where applicable, the compensa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for authorising laboratories

Article R1131-15

…issued for a period of five years, under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 6122-23 to R. 6122-44. However, before taking the opinion of the specialised commission of the Regional Conference on H…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R712-15

The budget is a single document comprising all the accounts showing the activities carried out directly by the establishment and those which it controls through the intermediary of persons dependent o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article R812-15

In application of the last paragraph of Article L. 812-3, persons who have successfully completed a course of study of at least three years' duration or of an equivalent duration on a part-time basis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4a: Deduction of certain social security contributions and group insurance premiums

Article 154 bis

…including contributions paid in exercise of the buy-back options provided for in Articles L. 351-14-1, L. 643-2, L. 652-7 et L. 663-3 of the Social Security Code, invalidity, death, sickness and mat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to control by the administrative authority

Article R122-15

…on on the removal from the list and the withdrawal of authorisation provided for in Article R. 122-14;3° To ensure that the exception provided for in the first paragraph of 7° of article L. 122-5 is i…

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