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Showing 21912200 of 19544 articles for Art. Cass. crim. – 22 Jan. 1990 – no. 88-84955

French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Mediation

Article L651-2

…online settlement of consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2009/22/EC" are replaced by the words: "the rules in force in mainland France under the provisions of Art…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Mediation

Article L651-1

…online settlement of consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2009/22/EC" are replaced by the words: "the rules in force in mainland France under the provisions of Reg…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Content of information

Article D217-2

I.-For the purposes of the first paragraph of article L. 217-22: 1° The contact details of the guarantor also include, where applicable, an indication of the guarantor's electronic address or any othe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L954-2-1

…aph of III of Article L. 440-1, the words "of this Code and Articles L. 511-3, L. 511-21 and L. 511-22 of the Consumer Code" are deleted.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment

Article D1513-2

Article D. 1332-22, the second and third paragraphs of article D. 1332-27 and article D. 1332-30 come into force in Mayotte on 31 December 2019.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-15

…er and general partnerships, unless exemptions were granted prior to the entry into force of decree no. 90-981 of 5 November 1990. The assets of these companies may only consist of built buildings or…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: CONTROL OF THE HOLDING OF SECURITIES

Article L812-3

…area between France's land border with the States party to the Schengen Agreement signed on 19 June 1990 and a line drawn twenty kilometres below;2° In the parking areas of motorway sections starting…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board

Article R22-10-18

I.-The remuneration policy referred to in I of Article L. 22-10-26 includes the following information, relating to all corporate officers: 1° The way in which it respects the company's interests and c…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-12

…industrial property attorney or a profession provided for in Title IV bis of the aforementioned Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 or the management of related professional interests or family intere…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-8

…f the same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 214-24-24 to L. 214-24-28Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-29 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-24-30 Order no. 201…

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