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Showing 19111920 of 47238 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 3-5-1956

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Usury rates

Article L313-5-1

For account overdrafts, a usurious loan to a natural person acting for business purposes or to a legal person engaged in an industrial, commercial, craft, agricultural or non-commercial professional a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Usury rates

Article L313-5-2

Where a contractual loan is usurious, the excessive sums collected in accordance with articles L. 313-4 and L. 313-5-1 are automatically deducted from the normal interest and, subsidiarily, from the p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Implementing provisions

Article L1233-57-22

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this section.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 530-2-1

When notices of fines or increased fixed fines are sent to a person residing abroad, the time limits set out in articles 529-1,529-2,529-8,529-9 and 530 are increased by one month. The provisions of a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Regional Councils

Article L4312-5-2

An inter-regional council and a disciplinary chamber of first instance of the nurses' association of La Réunion-Mayotte are responsible for nurses in La Réunion and Mayotte.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Regional Councils

Article L4312-5-1

The nurses of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon are subject to the jurisdiction of the regional council and the disciplinary chamber of first instance of the Ordre des infirmiers de Normandie.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Regional Councils

Article L4312-5-4

An inter-regional council and a disciplinary chamber of first instance of the nurses' association of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Corsica are responsible for nurses in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L812-5-1

The judicial representative may exercise his profession as an employee of a natural or legal person registered on the list provided for in Article L. 812-2. A natural person registered on this list ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article L621-5-1

A Secretary General is responsible for the operation and coordination of the departments under the authority of the Chairman.The staff of the AMF is made up of public-sector employees under contract a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article L621-5-2

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall collect the proceeds of the fees established in Article L. 621-5-3. A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall set the compensation system for its members, its acco…

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