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Showing 53415350 of 53167 articles for Art. L 141-16 · Cass. com. 29 June 1954 · Cass. com. 7 December 1960 · CA Orléans 18 December 2003 · Cass. com. 8 June 1982 · Cass. com. 25 June 1969

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article L7124-7

Article L. 7125-1, the first and last paragraphs of article L. 7125-22 and Article L. 7125-33 are applicable to the president, vice-presidents and members of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-7

A creditor who has not complied with the terms and conditions for using revolving credit set out in the provisions of articles L. 312-68, L. 312-69 and L. 312-70 is deprived of the right to interest,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct

Article L541-8-1

Financial investment advisers must:1° Act honestly, loyally and professionally, in the best interests of their clients;2° Exercise their activity, within the limits authorised by their status, with du…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Building and civil engineering operations.

Article L4744-7

In addition to the judicial police officers and labour inspection officers mentioned in article L. 8112-1, the offences defined in articles L. 4744-1 to L. 4744-5 are recorded by the persons provided…

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

Article L937-7

Article L. 723-4 reads as follows: "Art. L. 723-4 -Subject to the provisions of Article L. 937-9, persons aged at least thirty years who are registered on the electoral list drawn up pursuant to Artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L1525-7

Chapters II, III and IV of Title VII of Book II of this Part are applicable to Wallis and Futuna.Articles L. 1272-2, L. 1272-4 and L. 1273-3 shall apply there in the version resulting from Law no. 202…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-16-1

Subject to inadmissibility raised ex officio by the Institute, the examination phase referred to in Article L. 712-5 begins on expiry of the additional period referred to in the last paragraph of Arti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Comparative advertising

Article L122-7

The terms of application of articles L. 122-1 to L. 122-6 are specified by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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

Article L942-7

The 4° of IV of article L. 225-67 and 4° of III of article L. 225-77 are deleted.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide banking services

Article L772-7

Articles L. 511-21 to L. 511-28 do not apply to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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