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Showing 47214730 of 22872 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 11 Jan. 2023 – no. 21-18.683

French Consumer CodeIn force
Title III: PENALTIES

Article R132-2

…on of services, in disregard of the provisions of the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 121-11 are punishable by the fine provided for 5th class contraventions. Repeat offences are punishable…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 59

Unless a claim is made from inside the house or exceptions are provided for by law, searches and home visits may not be commenced before 6 a.m. and after 9 p.m. The formalities mentioned in articles 5…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIb: Medical regulation assistants

Article L4393-25

The following are determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat: 1° The composition and operation of the commission mentioned in article L. 4393-21 and the conditions under which the person concerned is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-24

…president of the commercial court so that he may apply Article L. 123-5-2 or of II of l'article L. 611-2 as well as the State representative in the département.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Access to detention facilities

Article R744-27

Humanitarian associations shall have access, under the conditions set out in this sub-section, to places of detention.This access must not hinder the operation of the place of detention or the activit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Financial provisions

Article L4414-4

…police fines relating to road traffic, in accordance with article 96 of the 1971 Finance Act (n° 70-1199 du 21 décembre 1970).

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Mutual and cooperative banks.

Article R512-24

The Board of Directors of the Confédération Nationale du Crédit Mutuel may impose one of the following sanctions on a member of the Crédit Mutuel who breaches the regulations in force: 1° A warning ;…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L1613-1

The amount of the global operating grant is set each year by the Finance Act.In 2011, this amount, equal to €41,307,701,000, is reduced by €42,844,000 pursuant to II of Article 6 of Law no. 2008-1443…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L312-2

…lishments for inter-communal cooperation to draw up the local sports plan referred to in article L. 113-4 and to the regional sports conferences referred to in article L. 112-14. It shall take place b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-35

The articles of association of a company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market may provide that the effects of any clause in an agreement entered into after 21 April 2004 providin…

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