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Showing 241250 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 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L312-26

From the day after the funds are made available to the borrower and in the event of withdrawal, the borrower shall repay to the lender the capital paid in and shall pay the interest accrued on that ca…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to reinsurance undertakings.

Article R321-26

…t prejudice to the implementation, where applicable, of the measures provided for in Sections 6 and 7 of Chapter II of Title I of Book VI of the Monetary and Financial Code, the Autorité may apply the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Publication of registers and liability for land registration

Article 2444

I. - The State is liable for the loss resulting from faults committed by each service responsible for land registration in the performance of its duties, in particular: 1° The failure to publish deeds…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Contractual mortgages

Article 2412

A mortgage on an undivided immovable retains its effect regardless of the outcome of the partition if it has been granted by all the undivided co-owners. Otherwise, it retains its effect only to the e…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions specific to advances, guarantees and termination indemnities

Article R2192-26

In the event of payment of a termination indemnity, the period for payment of this indemnity runs from the date on which the amount of the indemnity is determined, once the decision to terminate the c…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Performance of the credit agreement

Article R313-26

In the event of default by the borrower and where immediate repayment of the capital is not requested, the rate increase provided for in article L. 313-50 may not exceed three interest points.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Contaminants

Article R412-24

…icles 1 and 2 of amended Regulation (EEC) No 315/93 of the Council of the European Communities of 8 February 1993 laying down Community procedures for contaminants in foodstuffs, and the provisions of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XVII: Participatory procedure agreement

Article 2063

The participatory procedure agreement shall, on pain of nullity, be contained in a writing that specifies:1° Its term;2° The subject matter of the dispute;3° The documents and information necessary fo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Earmarked credit

Article R312-20

…r who requests immediate delivery or provision of the goods or services pursuant to article L. 312-47 must affix to the sales contract a request in his own handwriting in the following terms: "I reque…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20

For the application of provisions falling within the remit of the Autorité des marchés financiers, civil, criminal or administrative courts may call upon the chairman of the Autorité des marchés finan…

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