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Showing 151160 of 23862 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 29-10-2008 n° 07-16.185

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Hire purchase and hire with a promise to sell

Article D313-29

The indemnity provided for in article L. 313-60 in the event of default by the lessee in the performance of hire-purchase contracts or leases accompanied by a promise to sell may not exceed 2% of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Announcement of results and election disputes.

Article R713-29

In the event of the partial or total annulment, which has become final, of the elections of the members of a territorial or regional chamber of commerce and industry, and unless such annulment is pron…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Deposit and seizure

Article L512-29

Authorised officers may carry out seizures without judicial authorisation in the case of flagrante delicto falsification or when they concern: 1° Products found to be falsified, corrupted or toxic; 2°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to the procedure for release from psychiatric care without consent

Article R3211-29

When the liberty and custody judge decides to refer the matter to himself pursuant to the last paragraph of I of article L. 3211-12, he shall give the person undergoing psychiatric care, his lawyer as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Radiological procedures likely to be performed by specially authorised persons.

Article R4351-29

The persons mentioned in Article L. 4351-7 may participate in the performance, by a private radiologist, of the following examinations only: 1° Mammographies ; An order by the Minister for Health sets…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 11: Access to electricity or natural gas consumption data

Article D224-29

The electricity or natural gas supplier sends the consumer on a durable medium an assessment of the cost of the energy consumed that has not yet been invoiced, including the subscription, taxes and co…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Revolving credit

Article D312-29

The minimum repayment percentage established under the conditions defined in article D. 312-27 and the minimum maturity amount defined in article D. 312-28 correspond to a monthly repayment schedule.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Simplified extradition procedure

Article 696-29

If the Investigating Chamber finds that the legal conditions for extradition have been met, it shall issue a judgment in which it acknowledges the person claimed's formal consent to be extradited and,…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Elements of private project management for infrastructure works

Article R2431-29

The preliminary design or the project serve as the basis for the competitive tendering of the economic operators responsible for the works by the project owner.When the project owner selects a tender…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Lifting and moving workers

Article R4324-29

Work equipment used for lifting and moving workers is chosen or equipped to : 1° Prevent the risk of the user falling from the enclosure, where this exists, by means of appropriate devices; 2° Prevent…

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