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Showing 12411250 of 32253 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 25-5-2023 n° 21-23.007

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIb: Medical regulation assistants

Article L4393-21

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a commission composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of medical regulation assistant nati…

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

Article 21-14-1

French nationality is conferred by decree, on a proposal from the Minister of Defence, on any foreigner serving in the French armed forces who has been wounded on a mission during or on the occasion o…

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

Article 21-24-1

The condition of knowledge of the French language does not apply to political refugees and stateless persons legally and habitually resident in France for at least fifteen years and aged over seventy.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Rural solidarity grant.

Article L2334-21

The first fraction of the rural solidarity grant is allocated to communes whose population represents at least 15% of the population of the canton, to communes with headquarters of centralising office…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-25-1

For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: 1° Digital environment: any computer hardware, software and network connection used by the consumer to access or make use of di…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of the legal guarantee of conformity

Article L224-25-23

The reimbursement to the consumer of the sums due by the trader, or any other benefit received under the contract, shall be made without undue delay and at the latest within fourteen days from the day…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation, amendment and duration of the contract

Article L224-25-8

The provisions of this article shall apply to any professional providing digital content or digital services and offering the consumer, directly or via a third party, an after-sales service, a technic…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation, amendment and duration of the contract

Article L224-25-9

In the absence of or beyond a minimum performance period imposed by the contract, the period of notice for termination by a consumer of a contract for the supply of digital content or digital services…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consumer rights

Article L224-25-15

Where, in the course of the contract, personal data processing is carried out by the trader, a failure on his part to comply with his obligations under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and La…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of the legal guarantee of conformity

Article L224-25-19

The trader may refuse to bring the goods into conformity if this proves impossible or would entail disproportionate costs, particularly in the light of the significance of the lack of conformity and t…

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