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Showing 171180 of 69024 articles for Art. L. 221-8 + Art. R. 221-30 à R. 221-37

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Special provisions applicable to distance contracts

Article L221-11

…the consumer, in a legible and comprehensible manner, with the information provided for in Article L. 221-5 or makes them available by any means appropriate to the means of distance communication use…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 7: Costs of hearing a minor by the person appointed by the judge

Article R221-1

…ith the summons, he will be allocated a fixed allowance, the amount of which is set by the same order.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts

Article L221-7

I. - The sums referred to in article L. 221-5 are centralised by the Caisse des dépôts et consignations in a fund managed by it and known as the savings fund.II. - Caisse des dépôts et consignations,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Telephone canvassing and commercial prospecting

Article L221-16

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 221-12, a trader who contacts a consumer by telephone with a view to concluding a contract for the sale of goods or the provision of a service shall i…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-3

…sportsmen and women and referees and judges on the list mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 221-2 may take part in competitions for jobs in the State, local authorities, their public establ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article L221-17

As an exception to the provisions of articles L. 221-2 and L. 222-3, be authorised to retain this name in their corporate name. A Conseil d'Etat decree determines the conditions to which this authoris…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-14

…ers registered on the list of elite sportsmen and women mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 221-2. To this end, each delegated sports federation appoints a referent responsible for this soc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6b: SME Innovation Account

Article L221-32-6

…als may be made from the cash account associated with the SME Innovation Account defined in article L. 221-32-4. II. - In the event of the liquidation of a company whose shares are held in the securit…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-23

…e latest, within fourteen days of communicating his decision to withdraw in accordance with Article L. 221-21, unless the trader offers to recover the goods himself. The consumer only bears the direct…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-5

…belong to the administration, who have been on the list mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 221-2 for at least three years. Candidates must pass the tests of a specific selection competitio…

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