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Showing 40814090 of 22033 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 21 Oct. 2015 – no. 14-20.924

French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Contracts involving instalments

Article R2391-9

The provisions of article R. 2191-14 apply.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 13: Access to payment accounts

Article L133-40

…nder the conditions set out in the delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 98.1 of Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on payment services in t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-3

The indemnity referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 132-21-1 may not exceed 5% of the present value of the commitments made respectively by the insurer and by the policyholders of the cont…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Special provisions for overseas departments.

Article R214-2

The supporting documents provided for in articles R. 211-15 to R. 211-21 are only required, in each of the overseas departments, in respect of vehicles registered in that department and vehicles not s…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Innovation partnerships

Article R2372-17

The provisions of articles R. 2172-20, R. 2172-21, R. 2172-23 to R. 2172-25, R. 2172-31 and R. 2172-32 apply.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: MUNICIPALITIES IN OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L2561-1

The provisions of Chapters III and IV of Title I of Book I of this Part and those of Article L. 2123-21 are not applicable to the communes of the departments of Guadeloupe, Guyane, Martinique and Réun…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Responsibilities

Article R2122-9-1

The harmful animals for which drives may be ordered pursuant to 9° of article L. 2122-21 are animals belonging to species whose list is drawn up by the prefect in application of

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production aid

Article 322-20

To be eligible for video game production aid, video game creation companies must meet the conditions set out in article…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical sports advisors to sports federations

Article D131-23-1

Without prejudice to the allowances mentioned in article R. 131-21, an allowance may be paid to the sports technical advisor, up to an annual amount set in the framework agreement mentioned in article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation and performance of the contract

Article L341-4

…ng the borrower with an agreement satisfying the conditions laid down in Articles L. 312-18, L. 312-21, L. 312-28, L. 312-29, L. 312-43 and, for account overdraft transactions, by articles L. 312-85 t…

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