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Showing 741750 of 44611 articles for Art. s. L. 145-15 et L. 145-16

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Appeal procedures

Article L327-15

…stay of execution of the contested decision if it is likely to have manifestly excessive consequences.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Sale or provision of "snowball" services

Article L121-15

…of a sum less than their real value and making sales conditional on the placing of vouchers or tickets with third parties or on the collection of memberships or registrations ; 2° Offering to collect…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Infant formulae

Article L122-15

…formulae, samples of these products or any other promotional gifts to the public free of charge, whether directly or indirectly through health services or their agents.

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

Article L221-15

…to the consumer for the proper performance of the obligations arising from the distance contract, whether those obligations are performed by the trader who concluded the contract or by other service p…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L224-15

…ontract. The supplier may only charge the consumer for the costs it has actually incurred, via the network operator, in connection with the termination and provided that these costs have been explicit…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal period

Article L222-15

The supplier shall reimburse the consumer as soon as possible and no later than thirty days for all sums received from the consumer under the contract, with the exception of the amount mentioned in th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Consultation of electors

Article L1112-15

The electors of a local authority may be consulted on decisions which the authorities of that authority contemplate taking to regulate matters falling within its jurisdiction. The consultation may be…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L1311-15

…public institution for inter-municipal cooperation or the mixed syndicate that owns these facilities. However, when the equipment in question is allocated to the exercise of a competence transferred…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Staff transfers

Article L1424-15

…and rescue service proceeds with the attachment of the volunteer firefighters under the conditions set by its board of directors.Responsibilities for hiring and managing the volunteer firefighters men…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-15

…person with an interest, establishes that a compulsory expenditure has not been entered in the budget or has been entered for an insufficient sum. It makes this finding within one month of the matter…

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