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Showing 801810 of 49267 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 7 March 1989 · Cass. soc. 14 May 1997 · Cass. soc. 7 March 2001 · Cass. soc. 18 November 1992 · Cass. soc. 29 May 1991 · Cass. soc. 8 July 2009 · Cass. soc. 30 March 2010 · Cass. soc. 21 September 2016

French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Conditions and implementation

Article R511-7

…r payment submitted within the time limit set out in the previous paragraph is rejected, the matter may still be validly referred to the court hearing the case on the merits within one month of the re…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L312-72

In the event of a revision of the borrowing rate, the lender shall provide this information in advance to the borrower on paper or any other durable medium before the effective date of application of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Relations between sports associations and companies and their supporters

Article D224-7

The person in charge of relations with supporters ensures dialogue between all supporters and supporters' associations that support the sports association or company. He/she advises and informs the di…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3115-7

In the case of international travel, operators of means of transport, transport infrastructures and travel agencies are obliged to inform their passengers or customers of the public health risks ident…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Monitoring of probation measures and alternative sanctions and subsequent decision in the event of non-compliance

Article 764-41

…r lawful conditions, in the territory of the Republic. In this case, the sentence enforcement judge may relinquish responsibility for monitoring the probation measure or alternative sentence to the co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Recording of offences

Article R1312-7

…erritorial jurisdiction of the authorising authority, the authorisation lapses. A new authorisation may, if necessary, be issued under the conditions set out in articles R. 1312-2 to R. 1312-4.If the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Partial access to the activities of voluntary sale of movable property by public auction by nationals of Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R321-71

…blic auction by reasoned decision: 1° In the event of failure to comply with 2° of I of Article L. 321-4 or for another reason based on a breach of public order; 2° In the event of permanent deprivati…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and definitions

Article L224-70

The contracts mentioned in the first paragraph of article

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-74

For timeshare contracts, the offer mentioned in article L. 224-73 also indicates: 1° Whether or not it is possible to take part in an exchange system and, if so, the name of the exchange system and it…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Formation of the contract

Article L224-77

The information mentioned in articles L. 224-73 and L. 224-74 are an integral part of the contract. The professional may only modify all or part of the information provided in the event of force majeu…

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