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Showing 30313040 of 22356 articles for Art. Cass. com. 15 October 2002 · Cass. com. 26 November 2003

French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-4

…provisions of the law of the consumer's habitual residence ensuring the transposition of Directive 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2002, as amended, concernin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees

Article L22-10-56

…d of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/ EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/ EC, 200…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1-1

…23 June 2022. 2° The provisions of Book II in their wording, resulting from decree no. 2017-338 of 15 March 2017;Articles R. 211-2 and R. 211-3 are applicable in their wording resulting from decree n…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct selling of banking services

Article L753-16

…wording resulting from L. 341-1 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 341-2 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 341-3, with the exception of 2° thereof Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 341-4 Act…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct selling of banking services

Article L752-16

…wording resulting from L. 341-1 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 341-2 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 341-3, with the exception of 2° thereof Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 341-4 Act…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acquisition of French nationality by birth and residence in France

Article 21-8

The interested party has the option of declaring, under the conditions provided for in articles 26 et seq and provided that he proves that he has the nationality of a foreign State, that he declines F…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals volunteering in France

Article D426-12

The authorisation referred to in Article L. 426-21 is issued to an association or foundation that has been in existence for at least three years and holds the authorisation provided for in article 15…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L785-2

…5° and 9° to 11° of B of I and III thereofLaw no. 2021-402 of 8 April 2021 L. 612-3 Law no. 2022-1726 of 30 December 2022L. 612-4 Order no. 2017-1608 of 27 November 2017 L. 612-5 Law no. 2019-222 of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Ceremony of reception into French citizenship

Article 21-28

…in the department referred to in articles 21-2, 21-11, 21-12, 21-13-1, 21-13-2, 21-14, 21-14-1, 21-15, 24-1, 24-2 and 32-4 of this code as well as to Article 2 of Act no. 64-1328 of 26 December 1964…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Training for those involved in collective bargaining

Article R2212-3

…he annual training plans of the administrations provided for inarticle 6 of decree no. 2007-1470 of 15 October 2007 as amended relating to the lifelong professional training of State civil servants wh…

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