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Showing 24212430 of 4213 articles for Art. confirmed CE 21 Dec 2012 n° 353856

French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R1343-3

Natural or legal persons guilty of one of the fifth-class offences provided for in article R. 1343-1 are also liable to the additional penalty of confiscation provided for in 5° of article 131-16 and…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Renewal and termination of contracts

Article L215-1-1

…free facility enabling the consumer to complete, by electronic means, the notification and steps necessary to terminate the contract. When the consumer gives notice of termination of the contract, th…

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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 Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Assessment of the borrower's solvency

Article L312-17

Where credit transactions are concluded at the point of sale or by means of a distance communication technique, an information sheet separate from the sheet referred to in Article L. 312-12 is provide…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Modifications

Article L2112-2

Changes to the territorial boundaries of communes and the transfer of their chief towns are decided after a public enquiry, carried out in accordance with the code of relations between the public and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Presentation and payment

Article L131-35

…event of loss, theft or fraudulent use of the cheque, or in the event of the bearer's bankruptcy, receivership or liquidation proceedings. The drawer must immediately confirm his stop payment in writi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-19

…persons mentioned in 1° to 7°c of Article L. 561-2 may disclose to the judicial authority or to officers of the judicial police acting under delegation that information has been transmitted to the dep…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Universal guarantee fund for rental risks

Article R426-10

When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution considers that the rights of insurance undertakings are threatened by the insufficient quality of the assets mobilised pursuant to Article R.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE

Article R632-5

…d in article R. 632-3 is made by the prefect of the département where the foreign national's residence is located or, if the foreign national is detained in a penal establishment, by the prefect of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-3

…ted to : 1° One or more doctors, who may be associated for the purposes of their professional practice or for the pooling of the resources necessary for such practice; 2° A health establishment ; 3° A…

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