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Showing 47514760 of 49594 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-3-1998 n° 96-16.671

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Free credit

Article L312-41

Any advertisement, irrespective of the medium, relating to a credit transaction with a duration of more than three months and for which no interest or other charges are required, must indicate the amo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-45

The public prosecutor or the court shall give formal notice to the holder of the sample(s) taken to provide it (them) to the experts within a week, intact.If it (they) do not present the samples intac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4226-4

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the distribution of electrical energy governed by the law of 15 June 1906 on the distribution of energy. In the case of electrical traction installations…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Contributions and equalisation of costs.

Article D5424-43

In the event of late payment of contributions and late filing of salary declarations, the rate of increase provided for in Article L. 5424-17 is 1% per day of delay. This increase may only be applied…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 722-4

To be eligible for aid for the promotion of audiovisual works abroad, companies must meet the following conditions:1° Be established in France;2° Have chairmen, directors or managers, as well as the m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6351-4

Without prejudice to the criminal penalties provided for in article LO 6351-3, infringements of the rules governing the assessment and collection of taxes, duties, fees and charges instituted by the t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Explosion prevention

Article R4227-44

To ensure the prevention of and protection against explosions, the employer shall take the technical and organisational measures appropriate to the type of operation on the basis of the principles of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R5146-4

The official veterinarians mentioned in 3° of article L. 5146-2, sworn in under the conditions defined in article R. 205-1 of the rural and maritime fishing code and authorised to investigate and reco…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 13: Access to payment accounts

Article L133-41

I. - Provided that their payment account is accessible online, payment service users may access their payment account data via a payment service provider of their choice providing the account informat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common principles

Article L6323-4

I.-The rights registered on the personal training account enable its holder to finance training that is eligible for the account, within the meaning of articles L. 6323-6, L. 6323-21, L. 6323-31 and L…

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