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Showing 24912500 of 8013 articles for Art. Loi 2022-172 – 14 Feb. 2022

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L784-2

…with the exception of 7° and 12° of A, B of I and IIILaw 2021-402 of 8 April 2021 L. 612-3 Law no. 2022-1726 of 30 December 2022L. 612-4 Order no. 2017-1608 of 27 November 2017 L. 612-5 Law no. 2019-…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions for the sale by auction of an immovable property

Article R742-41

The notice of transfer provided for in article 20 de la loi n° 65-557 du 10 juillet 1965 fixant le statut de la copropriété des immeubles bâtis is given to the managing agent by the liquidator.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events

Article A762-18

The right to object provided for in article 38 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés ne s'applique pas au traitement automatisé.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-32

…for the energy recovery of household or similar waste mentioned in articles L. 2224-13 and L. 2224-14 of this code, or any new renewable or low-carbon hydrogen production facility defined in Article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions

Article L455-2

…L. 5421-1, L. 5421-2, L. 5421-3, L. 5421-4, L. 5421-5, L. 5421-6, L. 5421-6-1, L. 5421-13, L. 5421-14, L. 5421-15, L. 5424-1, L. 5424-3, L. 5424-6, L. 5424-11, L. 5431-2, L. 5431-5, L. 5431-6, L. 543…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R771-1

…712-19 Resulting from Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 R. 713-2 Resulting from Decree no. 2020-1452 of 27 November 2020 R. 713-3 Resulting from Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 Article R. 713-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : The application of laws and regulations in Saint-Barthélemy

Article LO6213-4

Laws, ordinances and decrees enacted before the entry into force of the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionnelles relatives à l'outre-mer dans…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company.

Article R743-84

…ejudice to any other useful indications and in particular those provided for by articles 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 19 and 20 of the loi n° 66-879 du 29 novembre 1966 relative aux sociétés civiles professionn…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L224-25-29

…content or digital service in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 224-25-13 and L. 224-25-14, the nullity of the contract or any other action of a contractual or extra-contractual nature may…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 17-10

…miciled in the territories retroceded by France, in accordance with the Treaty of Paris of 30 May 1814 and who, following this treaty, transferred their domicile to France, could only acquire French n…

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