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Showing 20812090 of 58536 articles for Art. II · Cass. 3e civ. 15 September 2010 · Cass. 3e civ. 4 November 1998

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to credit institutions, investment firms, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article L783-4

…column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II and III, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Decentralised procedure.

Article R5141-47-4

…the reference State, the application is examined under the conditions provided for in Article R. 5141-27. The Director General of the Agency sends the States concerned and the applicant a draft asses…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of customs offices.

Article 49

…fices. 2. However, customs offices may not be open for less than eight hours from 1st April to 30th September and seven hours from 1st October to 31st March, except in the case of customs annexes whos…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article L5211-4-4

…or executing one or more public contracts in the name and on behalf of the members of the grouping. II. II.-When a grouping of orders is set up between communes located on the territory of the Lyon me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-4

…1-8 of the same code;3° Recipients receiving a pension awarded in application of articles L. 161-17-4, L. 351-1-1, L. 351-1-3 to L. 351-1-5 and II and III of articles L. 643-3 and L. 653-2 of the Soci…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article R111-4-4

I.-For the application of article L. 111-4-1, the following motorised DIY and gardening tools are subject to the provisions of this article: 1° Ride-on lawnmowers, walk-behind lawnmowers or robotic la…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Receipt and investigation by the public prosecutor of the application for recognition and enforcement.

Article 728-41

At the request of the competent authority of the sentencing State, the public prosecutor shall inform it of the provisions applicable to conditional or early release.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Receipt and investigation by the public prosecutor of the application for recognition and enforcement.

Article 728-40

When it intends to oppose one of the grounds for refusal provided for in 1° to 4°, 7°, 10° and 11° of Article 728-32 or in 1° of Article 728-33, the public prosecutor shall inform the competent author…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Title XVI: Controls on cash transported by bearer or forming part of a consignment without the intervention of a bearer to or from abroad.

Article 465

I.-Failure to comply with the reporting obligations set out in Articles L. 152-1 to L. 152-1-2 and in Regulation (EU) No 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-11

…sum prices applied to all or part of the contract, whatever the quantities delivered or performed. II.-The National Councils may also conclude contracts at a provisional price. In this case, the clau…

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