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Showing 15111520 of 57126 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 25-1-2023 n° 21-20.009

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Canvassing offences

Article L753-21

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Safeguarding, receivership and compulsory liquidation

Article L513-21

In the event of the receivership, reorganisation or liquidation of a company responsible for the management or collection, on behalf of a société de crédit foncier, of the loans, exposures, similar re…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions

Article R332-21

Entering or attempting to enter an enclosure where a sporting event is taking place or being broadcast in public in the following circumstances is punishable by a fifth-class fine:1° By force ;2° By f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-21

Notwithstanding Article L. 561-18, the persons mentioned in 1° to 7°c and in 12°, 12°a, 13°, 18° and 19° of Article L. 561-2 may, when acting for the same customer and in the same transaction or when…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Revolving credit

Article D312-21

For the credit referred to in article L. 312-57, the information on the cost of credit that must be indicated in advertising pursuant to article L. 312-6 must be provided using a representative exampl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Meetings

Article L2315-21

The members of the social and economic committee staff delegation are received collectively by the employer or his representative at least once a month. In urgent cases, they may be received at their…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conciliation procedure.

Article R1142-21

If this is conducive to resolving the dispute and with the agreement of the claimant, the chairman of the commission may withdraw the request for conciliation and forward it either to the relevant com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Characteristic features of residential premises

Article R1331-21

The living rooms of a premises are provided with an opening to the outside which gives onto the open air, if necessary via a glazed area which itself gives onto the open air, and have an opening secti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishment and liquidation of claims.

Article L3253-21

The guarantee institutions mentioned in Article L. 3253-14 pay the judicial representative the sums shown on the statements and remaining unpaid: 1° Within five days of receipt of the statements refer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preparation of dossiers

Article R1261-21

I.-For the activities referred to in 2°, 3°, 4° and 6° of the I of article R. 1261-17, the project sponsor must send the head of the body's host structure a file describing the project by any means th…

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