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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L221-4

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to contracts for the supply of water, gas or electricity where they are not packaged in a delimited volume or in a specific quantity, and to the supply of di…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-4

Where the parties have chosen the law of a State which is not a member of the European Union to govern the contract, the court before which that law is invoked is obliged to set aside its application…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Default by the borrower

Article L312-40

In the event of default by the borrower in the performance of a leasing contract accompanied by a promise of sale or a hire-purchase contract, the lender is entitled to demand, in addition to the retu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Earmarked credit

Article L312-44

The affected credit agreements referred to in 11° of Article

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Free credit

Article L312-41

Any advertisement, irrespective of the medium, relating to a credit transaction with a duration of more than three months and for which no interest or other charges are required, must indicate the amo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Free credit

Article L312-42

Where a financing transaction involves the assumption of all or part of the costs, the seller may not ask the credit purchaser or hirer for a sum of money greater than the lowest price actually charge…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title I: SCOPE

Article L110-4

Without prejudice to European Union law, Book II of this Code governs the entry, residence and expulsion of European Union citizens, foreign nationals assimilated to them and foreign nationals who are…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Organisation and operation

Article L131-4

The activity report of the National Court of Asylum is made public. It includes, in particular, quantitative and qualitative data presented by gender and training initiatives for staff and members of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibition on movement on French territory

Article L251-4

The administrative authority may, by reasoned decision, attach to the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory issued on the basis of 2° or 3° of Article

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single section: Hospitality certificates

Article L313-4

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