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Showing 20112020 of 20574 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 17 July 2001 – no. 97-20018

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L775-15

…hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 521-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 521-2 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 521-3 Order no. 2017-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-9-1

…cinal products ; 2° When these activities concern advanced therapy medicinal products as defined in 17° of Article L. 5121-1 and advanced therapy medicinal products as defined in Article 2 of Regulati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions.

Article R742-6

Interpreter brokers and ship's drivers benefiting from the provisions set out in article 5 of Law no. 2001-43 of 16 January 2001 containing various provisions adapting to Community law in the field of…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure by declaration to the administrative authority

Article R223-5

…prejudice the creditor holding a pledge duly registered in accordance with the provisions of decree no. 2023-97 of 14 February 2023 relating to the registration of a pledge on a registered land motor…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General safety obligation

Article L421-6

…uropean Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union pursuant to Article 4 of Directive 2001/95/EC of 3 December 2001 on general product safety.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-1

I.-The manufacture, import, export and wholesale distribution of veterinary medicinal products, and the manufacture, import and distribution of medicinal products subject to clinical trials, are carri…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Demographic upgrading.

Article D133-60

…hic upgrading for municipalities which have obtained the classification mentioned in article L. 133-17 and which have a tourist population are set by decree no. 91-875 of 6 September 1991 taken for th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-36

Failing to provide the customer with a copy of the contract provided for in article L. 224-97 or delivering a contract that does not comply with the provisions of article L. 224-98 is punishable by tw…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Authorising officer's accounts (R)

Article D3342-4

…documents relating to the method of payment of expenditure under the conditions laid down by Decree No. 65-97 of 4 February 1965, as amended, on the methods and procedures for the payment of expenditu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Authorising officer's accounts

Article D4342-4

…ing to the method of payment of expenditure in accordance with the conditions set out in the decree no. 65-97 of 4 February 1965, as amended, relating to the methods and procedures for the payment of…

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