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Showing 13011310 of 44299 articles for Art. CE 25-2-2004 n° 250328

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Anti-competitive practices.

Article L420-2-2

Agreements, concerted practices and unilateral practices the object or effect of which is to prohibit or substantially limit the possibility for an undertaking which provides private public passenger…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Communication obligations of the Consumer Ombudsman

Article L614-2

The Ombudsman shall provide on its website an electronic link to the European online dispute resolution platform provided for in Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Counc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial allocations paid by France Compétences

Article R6123-26

I.-France compétences pays :1° The allocation relating to skills development aid for companies with fewer than fifty employees, referred to in 2° of I of Article R. 6123-25, to skills operators on the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Valuation of assets

Article A343-2-2

…November 2015 of the Autorité des normes comptables relating to the accounting framework for insurance undertakings, replacing the capital C by the value of the freehold at the lowest price on the day…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article L112-2-2

…ontacts a policyholder or prospective policyholder by telephone with a view to concluding an insurance contract that does not fall within the scope of the policyholder's or prospective policyholder's…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: RIGHT TO PERMANENT RESIDENCE

Article R234-2

…re third-country nationals mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 234-1 apply for a residence permit bearing the words "Directive 2004/38/EC-Permanent residence-All professional activities" w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-23-2

…of the ministers responsible for health and social security issued after consultation with the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé ; 3° Where they exist, the condition…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definition, assimilation and classification.

Article 28

…igned to them by the Common Customs Tariff. Decrees issued by the Minister for the Economy and Finance may prescribe the use of the coding elements of the nomenclature for customs clearance of product…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-2-2

Also governed by the provisions of this code is the performance right in a work broadcast by satellite from the territory of a non-EU Member State that does not provide a level of copyright protection…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article R1446-24

…"the representative appointed by the Director General of the Union nationale des caisses d'assurance maladie mentioned in article L. 182-2-1-1 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words:…

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