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Showing 971980 of 25610 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 7 Oct. 1997 – no. 95-14.158

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Authorisation of a payment transaction

Article L133-7

…e payee or through a payment service provider providing a payment initiation service referred to in 7° of II of Article L. 314-1.In the absence of such consent, the payment transaction or series of pa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L430-7

…at the end of the period opened to the minister responsible for the economy by II of Article L. 430-7-1.The Autorité de la concurrence shall inform the minister responsible for the economy of the deci…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-7

…elating to an activity carried on there, if the sum of their surface areas is less than or equal to 7 square metres.

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

Article R5125-71

…website and its functionalities to ensure compliance with the legislation and regulations in force;7° A description of the conditions for setting up the pharmacy as required by article R. 5125-8.The…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement

Article 728-32

…ced person is neither in France nor in the sentencing State; 3° The conditions laid down in Article 728-11 are not fulfilled; 4° The conviction relates to offences for which the convicted person has a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to medical reservists

Article L3133-7

…erve for students not paid for their studies and unemployed reservists; 5° (Repealed) 6° (Repealed) 7° (Repealed) 8° The procedures for the employer's objection to the reservist's absence mentioned in…

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

Article 722-23

…mpany per year;3° 50% of expenditure relating to the production of a style guide, up to a limit of €7,000 per work;4° 50% of expenditure relating to the organisation of special events, up to a limit o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L783-7

…es applicable In the wording resulting from L. 621-1 with the exception of its second paragraph Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 621-2 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 621-3 Act no . 2019-486…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L784-7

…le articles In their wording resulting from L. 621-1 with the exception of its second paragraph Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 621-2 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 621-3 Act no . 2019-486…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to certain transfers of powers (R)

Article R1614-73

Where, pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 30 of law no. 83-663 of 22 July 1983 supplementing law no. 83-8 of 7 January 1983 relating to the division of powers between munici…

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