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Showing 28712880 of 66828 articles for Art. L 1224-1 · Directive 2001/23/CE du 12 mars 2001 · Cass. soc. 7 July 1998 · Cass. soc. 27 February 2013 · Cass. soc. 26 June 2008

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Related agents

Article R775-27

Article R. 545-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree No. 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-7-1

For the fifth-class offences provided for in this code, where the regulations so provide, the additional penalty defined in Article L. 335-7 may be imposed in the same way, in the event of gross negli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2311-12

If a centre does not meet or ceases to meet the conditions listed in articles R. 2311-7, R. 2311-9 and R. 2311-13, or refuses to submit to the inspection provided for in article R. 2311-10, the presid…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Conciliation procedure.

Article R611-27

In application of article L. 611-6, the debtor may request that the conciliator be challenged if the conciliator is in one of the following situations:

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Property retained as security.

Article 2371

In the absence of full payment on the due date, the creditor may request the return of the property in order to recover the right to dispose of it. The value of the property taken back is set off, by…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Property retained as security.

Article 2368

The reservation of ownership is agreed in writing.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Property retained as security.

Article 2369

Reserved ownership of a fungible asset may be exercised, up to the amount of the outstanding claim, over assets of the same nature and quality held by the debtor or on his behalf.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Property retained as security.

Article 2370

The incorporation of an item of movable property subject to a retention of title into another item of property does not preclude the creditor's rights where those items of property can be separated wi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Property retained as security.

Article 2367

Ownership of an asset may be retained as security by the effect of a retention of title clause which suspends the translative effect of a contract until full payment of the obligation which constitute…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Additional rules applicable to bank and payment services brokers and their agents

Article R519-27

The additional rules provided for in this sub-section apply to the intermediaries referred to in 1° of I of article R. 519-4 and to their agents referred to in 4° of the same I.

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