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Showing 46814690 of 22675 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 13 Jan. 2021 – no. 18-25713

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2681-4

…of Title I of Book I, with the exception of Article L. 2111-3 , shall apply. " ; 2° In Article L. 2313-2, the words: "or a public body of the European Union" are deleted; 3° In Article L. 2313-3, the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-29

If the lender or credit intermediary who provides an advice service provided for in Article L. 313-13 failing to provide the borrower with a personalised recommendation or providing the borrower with…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-10

…or in the second paragraph of the same Article LO 6471-7 and for the application of Article LO 6471-13. When the local authority's budget has been settled and made enforceable by the representative of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article R621-37-1

…ral proposes to the Board the appointment of a provisional administrator pursuant to Article L. 621-13-1, he shall first inform the person concerned, by registered letter with acknowledgement of recei…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-59

If the lender demands from the borrower sums in excess of those that the lender is authorised to request payment of pursuant to article L. 315-18, is punishable by a fine of 300,000 euros.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compulsory licences in the interests of economic development

Article R613-32

Proceedings to set the fees provided for in Article L. 613-18 shall be brought before the Paris judicial court. In these proceedings, the summons shall be served on a fixed date.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Thermal establishments.

Article R1322-55

Ventilation must be permanent and designed to function in all seasons, without causing discomfort to patients. The minimum temperature of the premises must never be lower than 18° C.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Town planning (R).

Article R1614-19

The various standardised forms used for the requests mentioned in article R. 1614-17 or for the declarations mentioned in article R. 1614-18 are provided free of charge by the State.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investigation

Article R4443-5

…R. 4234-22 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version published in Decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D3361-2

…ishments, subject to the powers devolved to this collectivity, in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below. APPLICABLE PROVISIO…

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