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Showing 47514760 of 40503 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 24 March 1999 · Cass. com. 13 February 2007 · Cass. com. 31 May 2011

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Restrictive competition practices

Article L442-7

…r price, account is taken in particular of the production cost indicators mentioned in articles L. 631-24, L. 631-24-1, L. 631-24-3 and L. 632-2-1 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code or, whe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Foreign financial relations

Article L732-5

I.- Pursuant to 8° of article 6-2 of Organic Law no. 99-209 of 19 March 1999, subject to the adaptation provisions set out in II, the following shall apply ipso jure in New Caledonia: 1° Article L. 15…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-28-1

…equal to the amounts due in respect of 2003 pursuant to I of D of article 44 of the Finance Act for 1999 (no. 98-1266 of 30 December 1998) and 2° bis of II of article 1648 B of the General Tax Code as…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 27: Construction products

Article R412-43

…6 and 7, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 8, Article 9 and Articles 11 to 16 of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011, as amended, laying down harmonis…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

…terms of his personal safety or that of his family if he does not purchase the product or service; 13° Promoting a product or service similar to that of another clearly identified supplier, in such a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rescript

Article R217-10

In the case provided for in 3° of II of article L. 217-24, the department mentioned in article R. 217-7 notifies the professional of his new formal position, at least two weeks before it takes effect.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions common to both procedures.

Article R5141-47-5

In the event of agreement within the coordination group, referred to by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail or by ano…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Conciliation procedure.

Article R611-25

…or is notified of the decision. The notification letter reproduces the provisions of article L. 611-13 and articles R. 611-27 and R. 611-28. The conciliator shall inform the president of the court of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article L532-39

…gal representative shall be established in the new Member State of reference.II. - The Autorité des marchés financiers shall make an assessment of the designation of the AIFM's reference Member State…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 831-4

The total amount of sums allocated under the provisions of this Title may not exceed the following ceilings:1° With regard to the sums invested, 35% of the sums entered on 31 January 2023 in the autom…

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