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Showing 26212630 of 21412 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 23 Mar. 2022 – no. 20-11.701

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Applicable certification procedure and technical design and construction rules applicable to second-hand work equipment referred to in 1°, 3°, 4° and 5° of Article R. 233-83 and to second-hand safety components referred to in Article R. 233-83-2

Article R233-89-1-1

…ph, which comply with the requirements applicable to them respectively by virtue of amended decrees no. 47-1592 of 23 August 1947, no. 65-48 of 8 January 1965, no. 86-594 of 14 March 1986, no. 89-78 o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Credit transactions

Article R351-3

…the Wallis and Futuna Islands:APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR REDACTION R. 312-2 Resulting from Decree no. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018 on the dematerialisation of contractual relations in the financial sec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions applicable to auctioneers, bailiffs, notaries and lawyers

Article R444-56

…ach of this rule is liable to one of the disciplinary sanctions provided for in article 16 of Order no. 2022-544 of 13 April 2022 relating to the ethics and discipline of ministerial officers.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Overseas application of the provisions of European Union law on monetary and financial matters

Article L712-7

…n financial instruments ;5° Regulation No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on central securities depo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-5

…e applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting from Order no. 2022-1611 of 22 December 2022.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-95

…to the public the establishments for which the aid is requested during the period between 3 January 2022 and 15 February 2022.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-18-3

…f the sums paid by the consumer under the conditions set out in articles L. 224-25-22 and L. 224-25-23, the total amount outstanding is automatically increased by 10% if repayment is made no later tha…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L773-4

…right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 511-29Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 511-33Law no. 2022-401 of 21 March 2022L. 511-34Order no. 2020-115…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L774-4

…right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 511-29Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 511-33Law no. 2022-401 of 21 March 2022L. 511-34Order no. 2020-115…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L775-4

…right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 511-29Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 511-33Law no. 2022-401 of 21 March 2022L. 511-34Order no. 2020-115…

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