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Showing 681690 of 43491 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 3 Apr. 2012 – no. 11-13.527

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Advisory service

Article R313-11

…xplicitly indicate to the borrower whether it offers the advisory service referred to in Article L. 313-13. Before the conclusion of the contract relating to this service, it specifies, on paper or on…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to Martinique

Article R591-11

…10, for the application of the provisions of Chapter I of Title III of this book: 1° In article R. 531-2, the words: "twenty-one days" are replaced by the words: "seven days" and after the words: "to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 3: Filing of accounting documents, declaration of confidentiality and declaration of simplified publication of annual accounts.

Article R123-111

…eir approval by the ordinary general meeting, the accounting documents provided for in articles L. 232-21 to L. 232-23. The filing of the accounting documents that legal persons are required to publis…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-11

…mentioned in article L. 122-10 may provide for flat-rate remuneration in the cases defined in 1° to 3° of Article L. 131-4.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Position limits

Article L420-11

…il of 15 May 2014, traded on trading platforms when they are of critical or significant importance; 3° In OTC contracts economically equivalent to these instruments. Commodity derivatives are consider…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIc : Mobile electronic anti-seizure devices for the protection of victims of violence

Article 1136-22

…II of Article 515-11-1 and known as the "anti-rapprochement bracelet", is governed by Articles R. 631-6 to R. 631-14 of the Prison Code.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Title I: PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Article 110-4

…moving image industries. These grants constitute subsidies within the meaning ofarticle 9-1 of law no. 2000-321 of 12 April 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with administrations, and…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Filing at the registry of the conditions of sale and the mortgage statement

Article R322-11

…L. 322-6 relating to the amount of the upset price, the stipulations of the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Appointment of members of the advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article R2197-11

…ocal committees, are drawn up by the prefect designated by the order referred to in article R. 2197-3, on the proposal of the authorities to which they report.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Harvesting haematopoietic cells from bone marrow or peripheral blood from a minor donor

Article R1241-11

…e applicable, the minor's guardian, shall send the committee of experts referred to in article R. 1231-5 a request for authorisation to take the sample, accompanied by a copy of the documents by which…

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