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Showing 23412350 of 10563 articles for Art. CE 27-9-2006 n° 285279

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-9

Authorised officials may demand that they be provided with the resources they need to carry out their checks.They may also require any packaging to be opened.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: MEASURES FOLLOWING CONTROLS

Article L522-9

The fine shall be recovered in the same way as for debts unrelated to taxes and property.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE TREATMENT OF OVER-INDebtedness

Article L712-9

At any time during the procedure, if the debtor's situation so requires, the commission shall invite the debtor to apply for a social assistance or action measure, which may include a budget education…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures applicable to products, services and establishments

Article L521-9

Any operator who has acquired or transferred all or part of the products and who is aware of the decision referred to in article L. 521-7 is required to inform the operator who supplied it with the pr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Actions in the collective interest of consumers

Article L621-9

…r harm suffered by one or more consumers as a result of acts that do not constitute a criminal offence, the associations mentioned in article L. 621-1 may act jointly or intervene to obtain compensati…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definition and scope of application

Article L711-9

This book applies to sole traders with the status defined in

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Chapter III: Group action

Article L623-9

Membership of the group shall constitute a mandate for the purposes of compensation in favour of the applicant association.Membership of the group shall not constitute or imply membership of the appli…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Measures imposed

Article L733-9

In the absence of a challenge made by one of the parties pursuant to article L. 733-10, the measures mentioned in articles L. 733-1, L. 733-4 and L. 733-7 are binding on the parties, with the exceptio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of the admissibility decision

Article L722-9

…personal recovery without judicial liquidation or until the judgment opening a personal recovery procedure with judicial liquidation.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Personal recovery without compulsory liquidation

Article L741-9

Debts whose holders have not lodged a third-party objection within a period set by decree are extinguished.

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