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Showing 14511460 of 30362 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 24 February 2006 · Cass. com. 20 November 1962 · Cass. 3e civ. 26 September 2012 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 June 2018

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-20

…ng to the right of withdrawal has not been provided to the consumer under the conditions set out in 7° of Article L. 221-5, the withdrawal period is extended by twelve months from the expiry of the in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-20

…The status of counterparties is specified in Article 63 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014; b) The recoverability of funds, taking into account the legal form of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 6: Provisions applicable in the event of a paperless challenge to fixed fines as provided for in Article 529-10

Article A37-20-3

In the case provided for in 1° of Article A. 37-20-2, the person shall send digitally, in the formats indicated on the site " www. antai. fr ", the copy of the receipt of the complaint lodged for thef…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Tasks and procedures for designating reference medical biology laboratories

Article D6211-20

…ical biology laboratory or the legal structure to which it belongs to the penalties provided for in 7° of Article L. 6241-1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Provisions applicable to investment services providers relating to the design and distribution of financial instruments

Article L533-24-1

…ts, have appropriate systems in place to obtain the information referred to in 3° of Article L. 533-24 and to understand the characteristics and identify the target market defined for each financial i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-20

…ar as is necessary, the procedures for applying the provisions of articles L. 4321-15 to L. 4321-19-7, in particular the representation of professionals in the professional bodies according to the typ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 262-00 bis

…k; > e) The bodies set up by the Treaty e) Bodies set up by the European Union to which Protocol No 7 annexed to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union on the privileges and immunities of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Possibility of an agreement and specific terms and conditions resulting therefrom.

Article L1233-24-2

The collective agreement referred to in article L. 1233-24-1 concerns the content of the job protection plan referred to in articles L. 1233-61 to L. 1233-63. It may also cover : 1° The procedures for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company

Article R5125-24-5

…d, where applicable, the decision of the competent professional body referred to in article R. 5125-24-4. On receipt of this document, the Registrar will register the company and inform the President…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R6523-2-20

For the application of articles R. 6331-52 and R. 6332-72 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the words: "the body mentioned in article L. 225-1-1" are replaced by the words: "the social security fund mentio…

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