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Showing 3431–3440 of 66032 articles for “Art. al. 2 · Cass. com. 26 November 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 January 2009 · Cass. com. 1 March 2011”

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Infringements relating to Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing technical and commercial requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euro and amending Regulation (EC) No 924/2009

Article L362-2

…affairs is the competent authority to impose the administrative fines provided for in article L. 362-1 of this Code, under the conditions set out in articles L. 522-1 to L. 522-10 of the Consumer Cod…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XXI: Communication by electronic means.

Article 748-9

…that a notice, summons or receipt is sent by the court registry to a person mentioned in Article 692-1, by any means, by simple letter, by registered letter without acknowledgement of receipt, it may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration of the opening of the laboratory and changes to its operation

Article D6222-7

…the Regional Health Agency will send the person filing the declaration provided for in Article D. 6222-6 an acknowledgement of receipt. The application is deemed to be complete, with regard to I of a…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-7

The author's personal consent, given in writing, is mandatory. Without prejudice to the provisions governing contracts entered into by minors and adults under curatorship, consent is even required whe…

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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 Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L241-7

…e trader has not reimbursed the sums paid by the consumer within the period indicated in article L. 217-17, the total amount outstanding is automatically increased by 10% if repayment is made no later…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L421-7

…ssport-researcher" and "talent passport-researcher-mobility programme" provided for in Articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11 and L. 421-13 to L. 421-21 may be issued as soon as the foreign national is first…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L1614-7

…regional authorities shall be compensated by the State under the conditions defined in articles L. 1614-1 à L. 1614-3.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 380-7

…orcement of the judgment on the civil action shall be stayed, subject to the provisions of article 374.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L122-7

The same private individual is prohibited from: 1° To exclusively or jointly control several sports companies whose corporate purpose relates to the same discipline or to exercise significant influenc…

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