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Showing 31313140 of 37028 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 13 May 1970

French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: EXAMINATION OF THE REQUEST FOR TREATMENT OF OVERBELT SITUATION

Article L721-3

Information relating to the filing of an over-indebtedness application and the debtor's situation may not be communicated to creditors, payment institutions, electronic money institutions and credit i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Electronic trade in medicinal products by a dispensing pharmacy

Article L5125-40

…dicinal products to the public in the Member State of the European Union in which it is established may only sell, as part of an electronic commerce activity in medicinal products to a person establis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Popular savings passbook account.

Article R221-55

Any breach of the rules set out in Articles L. 221-13 to L. 221-17, Articles R. 221-33 to R. 221-35, R. 221-37 to R. 221-39, R. 221-42, R. 221-45, D. 221-46, R. 221-47 and R. 221-54 committed by the h…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Judgement

Article R1454-24

…f the Chairman or Vice-Chairman called upon to chair the meeting of the Judicial Council, the chair may be exercised by a councillor belonging to the assembly to which the defaulting Chairman or Vice-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: UCITS

Article L214-2

…authorised in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Authorisations

Article L511-25-1

…control officers, the following are authorised to investigate and record breaches of Article L. 412-13:

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article D444-5

…the application of the provisions of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in Article D. 422-13, the reference to Article L. 422-14 is deleted.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article D445-6

For the application of the provisions of this book in French Polynesia, à1° In Article D. 422-13, the reference to Article L. 422-14 is deleted.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article D446-6

For the application of the provisions of this book in New Caledonia, à1° In Article D. 422-13, the reference to Article L. 422-14 is deleted.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest with electronic surveillance and pre-trial detention

Article D32-3

The procedures for applying the provisions of articles 142-5 to 142-13 relating to house arrest with electronic surveillance are specified by the provisions of this subsection.

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