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Showing 21412150 of 18775 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 26 Feb. 2008 – no. 06-20.272

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Market surveillance

Article L4314-1

…surveillance and product conformity, and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011, market surveillance is carried out by the administrative authorities desi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article R312-10

…right, the obligation incumbent on the borrower in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 312-26, the amount of daily interest used to calculate the cumulative interest referred to in that same…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Regional Councils

Article L4312-5

…uncil of the order of any disciplinary sanction mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 4311-26, pronounced for professional misconduct against a nurse working in the public sector.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-30

…231-26 : 1° The decision to renew is taken by the Chairman of the Ce…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article L722-21

…ation from civil rights may be ordered, in accordance with the procedures laid down in articles 131-26 and 131-26-1 of the Penal Code, as well as disqualification from holding public office, in accord…

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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 R444-2

…wing provisions shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-14

…ems 3b, 3c, 3e and 3h of the balance sheet liabilities model set out in Article 421-4 of Regulation no. 2015-11 of 26 November 2015 of the French Accounting Standards Authority relating to the account…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L773-2

…nd column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 511-1 Ordinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 511-3 law no. 2014-773 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L774-2

…hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 511-1 Ordinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 511-3 law no. 2014-773 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L775-2

…hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 511-1 Ordinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 511-3 law no. 2014-773 of…

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