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Showing 681690 of 49463 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 25-2-1975

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Reimbursement of a payment transaction ordered by the payee or by the payer who gives a payment order via the payee

Article L133-25-2

The payer and his payment service provider may agree in the deposit account agreement or in the framework agreement for payment services that the payer is not entitled to a refund where he has given h…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Common provisions

Article R53-21-25

The recording of personal data in the file is carried out directly by authorised or empowered persons. The recording and consultation of the file is carried out via secure telecommunication means. The…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-6

Without prejudice to the application of articles 706-25-11 and 706-25-12, the information mentioned in Article 706-25-4 concerning the same person shall be removed from the file on the death of the pe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L224-25-28

Where the consumer asks the trader, during the period of the legal guarantee or the commercial guarantee granted to him at the time of the supply of digital content or a digital service, to bring the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L224-25-27

The obligations of the professional referred to in articles L. 217-21 to L. 217-23 relating to commercial warranties in respect of sales also apply to commercial warranties subscribed in connection wi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Updates

Article L224-25-24

Updates to digital content or a digital service are governed by this subsection. For the purposes of this subsection, updates mean updates or modifications to maintain, adapt or evolve the functionali…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-25-1

The public authority's response to an application to acquire French nationality by naturalisation must be made no later than eighteen months from the submission of all the documents required to consti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-25-2

In the case of insurance undertakings whose head office is located within the territory of another Member State of the European Union, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may request…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security.

Article L2123-25-2

Elected municipal officials are affiliated to the general social security scheme under the conditions defined in article L. 382-31 of the Social Security Code. The contributions of the communes and th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article 706-25-22

A decree in the Council of State shall specify the conditions and procedures for the application of this section.

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