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Showing 48914900 of 66810 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 2-7-2020 n°s 19-11.417 and 19-13.636

French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-7

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-25-22 and L. 224-25-23 relating to the obligations of the professional when rescinding the contract is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 15,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-7-1

…rson who contravenes the provisions of article L. 221-10-1 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Counterfeiting litigation

Article L716-4-7

Infringement may be proven by any means. To this end, any person having standing to bring an infringement action is entitled to have carried out in any place and by any bailiffs, where appropriate ass…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Local bodies

Article R6147-7-1

…group of hospitals or of a hospital, in order to examine matters relating to that group or hospital and in accordance with the procedures laid down in the Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris interna…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-5

…ars of the date of the offence. Where criminal proceedings are brought, this time limit is extended and does not expire until one year after the court has given a final ruling on the public prosecutio…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 5: Non-substantial changes

Article R3135-7

…in the initial award procedure, would have attracted more participants or allowed the admission of candidates or tenderers other than those initially admitted or the choice of a tender other than the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use

Article L5438-7

…are also liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Display or dissemination of the decision handed down, under the conditions and subject to the penalties provided for in article 131-35 of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-7

…are also liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Display or dissemination of the decision handed down, under the conditions and subject to the penalties provided for in article 131-35 of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Training eligible under the personal training account

Article D6323-7

I.-The training, support and advice actions eligible for the personal training account mentioned in 4° of II of article L. 6323-6 are carried out as part of the pathway provided for in article L. 6313…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation of the company

Article R6223-79

Natural or legal persons practising the profession of medical biologist may, under the conditions laid down inarticle 31-1 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990, set up a "société de participations f…

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