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Showing 55515560 of 38608 articles for Art. n° 02-926 · Cass. 1re civ. 10 May 2007

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Commercial development.

Article L750-1-1

…to the revitalisation of local commerce by means of the aid provided for in the article 4 de la loi n° 89-1008 du 31 décembre 1989 relative au développement des entreprises commerciales et artisanales…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
F: Assessment procedure

Article 1508

…rations provided for in articles 1406 and 1502, and those provided for in XVII of article 34 of law n° 2010-1658 du 29 décembre 2010 de finances rectificative pour 2010 font l'objet de rôles particuli…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article Annexe à l'article A132-9-6

YEAR NUMBER of requests by potential beneficiaries which enabled the insurer to identify the death (article L. 132-9-2) TOTAL AMOUNT and number of contracts for which the policyholder has been identif…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-17

…dom of the press, and which has been registered for at least three years at the time of the events, may exercise the rights granted to civil parties with regard to the offences mentioned in articles L…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays

Article L211-9

…re-contractual information communicated to the traveller forms an integral part of the contract and may not be modified, unless the contracting parties expressly agree otherwise. The organiser or reta…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Marinas and anchorages.

Article L341-11

The rules relating to temporary occupation authorisations that may be granted for the development, organisation and management of anchorage areas and light facilities on the public river domain are se…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-9

The purchasers mentioned in 1° and 2° of article 3 of law no. 81-766 of 10 August 1981 relating to book prices may award a contract for the supply of non-school books for their own needs or to enhance…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article L452-1

…food safety shall be punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 600,000 euros.This amount may be increased, in a manner proportionate to the benefits derived from the offence, to 10% of aver…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Mutual credit

Article L512-55

The caisses de crédit mutuel are subject to the provisions of Law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperatives and to those of this section. Their exclusive object is mutual credit.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval

Article L532-9-3

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 26-6 of Law No 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the Statute for a Cooperative Society, the Autorité des marchés financiers is competent to oppose, in acco…

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