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Showing 22512260 of 20181 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 17 June 2003

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-157

…according to the following scale: Base brackets Rate applicable 0 to €6,500 3.870% From €6,500 to €17,000 1.596% From €17,000 to €60,000 1.064% Over €60,000 0.799%

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts relating to liquefied petroleum gas

Article L224-19

The term of the contracts mentioned in article L. 224-17 may not exceed five years.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article D312-7

The threshold mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 312-17 is set at 3,000 euros.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article L613-30-1

…eld in accounts opened specifically for this purpose under the conditions set out in Article L. 522-17. In the event of the opening of safeguard, reorganisation or liquidation proceedings against a pa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-14

…to renew the lease. However, the lessor must, subject to the exceptions set out in articles L. 145-17 et seq, pay the evicted tenant a so-called eviction indemnity equal to the loss caused by the fai…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-18

In application of Article 31 of the aforementioned Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, a decree in the Council of State, issued after consultation with the National Commission for Information Technology…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-11

The assistance owed by the organiser or retailer pursuant to article L. 211-17-1 consists in particular of: 1° Providing useful information on health services, local authorities and consular assistanc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: General shops

Article L522-15

…ure. The standard regulations and special regulations provided for in articles L. 522-13 and L. 522-17 specify the obligations of operators with regard to the preservation of deposits. The contract go…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exploitation rights

Article R613-18

The application for an operating licence provided for in Article L. 613-17 is sent to the Minister responsible for industrial property. It shall indicate: 1° The surname, first names, profession, addr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-23

…the court may, for the application of the penalties provided for in articles L. 6355-16 and L. 6355-17 and in the second paragraph of this article, order that the judgment be published, at the offende…

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