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Showing 67716780 of 62366 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 1-3-1995 n° 147

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-31

If the offer referred to in Article L. 313-24 has been issued, the lender shall inform the borrower, on paper or any other durable medium, of its decision to accept or reject the offer and, where appl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Suppression of public drunkenness and protection of minors.

Article L3353-3

The sale of alcoholic beverages to minors is punishable by a fine of €7,500. The offer of these drinks free of charge to minors, in public houses and all shops or public places, or the offer, free of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I

Article L4021-3

For each profession or speciality, the national professional councils propose a multi-annual programme of continuing professional development to enable each professional to fulfil his or her obligatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article D450-3

I.-The Minister responsible for the economy shall inform the General Rapporteur of the Competition Authority of any investigations he wishes to undertake into facts likely to fall within the scope of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Contracts awarded in accordance with a formal procedure

Article R2181-3

The notification provided for in article R. 2181-1 shall state the reasons for the rejection of the application or tender. Where notification of rejection is given after the contract has been awarded,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Implementation of financial penalties

Article R5312-3

The Minister for Health is the authorising officer responsible for issuing collection orders relating to penalties and periodic penalty payments ordered pursuant to articles L. 5312-4-1, L. 5471-1 and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Anti-competitive practices.

Article L420-3

Any undertaking, agreement or contractual clause relating to a practice prohibited by articles L. 420-1, L. 420-2, L. 420-2-1 and L. 420-2-2.

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VI: Company difficulties.

Article R600-3

For the application of Article L. 610-1, the seat and jurisdiction of the commercial courts and judicial tribunals with jurisdiction in mainland France are fixed in accordance with the tables in Annex…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Equalisation of tax resources

Article R3335-3

Deductions and repayments from the fund are made monthly once the breakdown of contributions and allocations has been notified. Withdrawals are deducted from the remaining twelfths as provided for in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of performance of the partnership contract

Article L2213-3

Where the purchaser entrusts all or part of the design of the works to the contractor, the contract performance conditions must include the obligation to identify a project management team responsible…

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