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Showing 17011710 of 52097 articles for Art. L 144-10 · Cass. com. 22 January 1991 · CA Paris 31 March 1994 · Cass. com. 9 November 2004 · Cass. com. 22 December 1980 · Cass. com. 21 April 1977

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L224-25-31

The provisions of this section shall also apply to contracts concluded between a professional and a non-professional.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Specialist committees

Article L533-31-5

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall lay down the conditions for the application of this sub-section.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 10: Rights of the seller of furniture, claims and restitutions.

Article R631-31

Articles R. 624-13 to R. 624-16 are applicable to the receivership proceedings.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions applicable to Paris.

Article R*3131-15

…powers vested in the representative of the State in the department by this chapter are exercised in Paris by the Prefect of Police.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions applicable to Paris

Article R*3131-18

The powers conferred on the representative of the State in the département by article L. 3131-17 are exercised in Paris by the Préfet de Police.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consignments and deposits.

Article R518-31

The consignment receipts issued in Paris by the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations and, outside Paris, by its agents, briefly state the rulings, judgments, acts or causes giving rise to the said consi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-21-1

A director may become an employee of a public limited company on whose board he sits if, at the close of a financial year, that company does not exceed the thresholds defining small and medium-sized e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: European UCITS management companies

Article L532-21-2

Where the Autorité des marchés financiers finds that a management company referred to in Article L. 532-20-1 with a branch or providing services in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martiniq…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Content and transmission of declarations

Article R561-31

I. - When drawn up in writing, the declaration referred to in Article L. 561-15 shall be made using a form, the details of which shall be determined by order of the Minister for the Economy.This decla…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article L4433-10-10

Where the state of digital coverage of the territory is likely to prevent effective public participation by electronic means as provided for by articles L. 4433-10-6 and L. 4433-10-9, a copy of the fi…

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