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Showing 9911000 of 62496 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 1983 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 October 2002 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 May 2006

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Revolving credit

Article R341-19

Repeat offences punishable under articles R. 341-1 to R. 341-10 and R. 341-12 to R. 341-18 is punishable in accordance with the provisions of articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the Criminal Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Taking a sample

Article R512-19

…e. A receipt given to the owner or holder of the goods under the conditions set out in article R. 512-14 mentions the quantity rendered unusable.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Common provisions

Article 1965 L

Discharge or refunds of all taxes or tax claims for an amount of less than €8 are not made. This amount is assessed per rating, financial year or case.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Provisions specific to registration duty, land registration tax, the property security contribution, stamp duty and the special tax on insurance policies

Article 1961 ter

When the requirements set out in article 1702 bis are not complied with, the land registration tax collected once again is not refundable.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Decision by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons

Article R531-19

The date of notification of the decision of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons which appears in the Office's information system, and which is communicated to the co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-19

The arrondissement council appoints, from among its members, the representatives of the municipality or the City of Paris on bodies whose scope of action is limited to the arrondissement and on which…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-19

Decrees shall, where necessary, lay down the detailed rules for the application of this chapter..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budget and accounts

Article L2564-19

The report on the budget guidelines mentioned in article L. 2312-1 presents a progress report on the measures set out in the convergence plan covering the territory of the municipality.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Procedure before the Court of Review

Article 1031-19

The debates shall take place under the conditions laid down in Articles 1016, 1017, 1018 and 1019.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Receipt of applications for recognition and monitoring of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-19

The competent public prosecutor is the one in whose jurisdiction the convicted person's lawful habitual residence is located. Failing this, the public prosecutor at the Paris judicial court has jurisd…

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