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Showing 861870 of 38185 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 15-4-2015 n° 14-15.976

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-15

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 217-28 relating to the suspension of the guarantee period is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for a natural person and 15,000 euros…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-150

The voting rights and dividend rights of shares or share denominations issued in breach of this subsection shall be suspended until the situation is regularised. Any vote cast or dividend payment made…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Cooperative societies.

Article R4131-15

Company shares are freely transferable between members. They may only be transferred to third parties with the consent of all the shareholders. If the transferee's consent is refused, the shareholders…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to financial instruments

Article L744-14

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Sale and provision of services without prior order

Article L121-14

Payment resulting from a legislative or regulatory obligation does not require an express prior commitment.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-14

Persons who have lost French nationality pursuant to article 23-6 or who has been refused a claim under Article 30-3 may claim French nationality by declaration made in accordance with Articles 26 et…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Execution time for payment transactions and value dates

Article L133-14

I. - The value date of a sum credited to the payee's account may not be later than the business day on which the amount of the payment transaction is credited to the payee's payment service provider's…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Access by purchasers to supporting documents and evidence

Article R2143-14

Candidates are not required to provide supporting documents and means of evidence that have already been sent to the relevant purchasing department during a previous consultation and that remain valid…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Procedure applicable if the foreign national is detained

Article L614-14

If the foreign national is detained, he/she shall be informed in a language he/she understands, as soon as the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory is notified, that he/she may, e…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Access by purchasers to supporting documents and evidence

Article R2343-14

The consultation documents may stipulate that candidates will not be required to provide supporting documents and means of evidence which the purchaser can obtain directly via an electronic system for…

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