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Showing 841850 of 35538 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. – 4 Apr. 2024 – no. 21-22.949

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

Article L521-21

The costs resulting from the implementation of the measures provided for in articles L. 521-19 and L. 521-20 shall be borne by the service provider.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-21

…s, shall check the information present in the tool mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 224-43 from the first alert and for each subsequent alert. Verification of the information present in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Mortgages

Article R341-21

A creditor or credit intermediary who fails to comply with the pre-contractual information formalities prescribed in article R. 313-11 and relating to the advisory service is punishable by the fine la…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Liquidation of the debtor's assets

Article R742-21

The debtor's property rendered unavailable by enforcement proceedings may be sold by mutual agreement by the liquidator, with the authorisation of the protection litigation judge, ruling by order, who…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R121-21

The Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration is headed by a Director General appointed by decree for three renewable years on the proposal of the Minister responsible for immigration. The…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Access to the waiting area

Article R343-21

The competent administrative authority may authorise any additional visit on the basis of a written, reasoned request from the president of an authorised association or any authorised member of the as…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Qualified employees

Article R421-21

When a foreign national with evidence of at least eighteen months' residence in another Member State under cover of an "EU Blue Card" issued by that State applies in France for a multi-annual residenc…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Processing the application

Article R434-21

On-site verification of the housing conditions of the applicant for family reunification gives rise to a report, the model for which is established by order of the minister responsible for immigration…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R431-21

When the application for a residence permit is made pursuant to article L. 431-2, the residence permit is issued by the prefect of the département in which the foreign national is domiciled within the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Investigation

Article R532-21

The president of the hearing panel or, before the file is entered, the president of the Cour nationale du droit d'asile, the section presidents or chamber presidents may set the date for the closure o…

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