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Showing 15211530 of 37977 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9-4-2002 n° 98-16.829

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Dissolution and liquidation of the company

Article R6223-91

When the dissolution of the société de participations financières de profession libérale de biologistes médicaux does not result in its removal from the roll of the order(s) to which it belongs, the l…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Earmarked credit

Article L312-44

The affected credit agreements referred to in 11° of Article

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article L312-46

No commitment may validly be entered into by the buyer with regard to the seller until the seller has accepted the credit agreement. Where this condition is not met, the seller may not receive any pay…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article L312-47

As long as the lender has not notified the seller of the granting of credit, and as long as the borrower can exercise his right of withdrawal, the seller is not obliged to fulfil his obligation to del…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article L312-48

The borrower's obligations do not take effect until delivery of the goods or provision of the service.In the case of a contract of sale or provision of services with successive performance, the obliga…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article L312-45

Whenever payment of the price is made, in whole or in part, using credit, the contract of sale or provision of services shall specify this, regardless of the identity of the lender.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article L312-49

The seller or service provider shall keep a copy of the credit agreement and present it to the control officers at their request.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-48

The certificate of non-payment provided for in article L. 131-73 must comply with a model set by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of the Economy. It must include all information…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-47

Where the drawee has refused payment of a cheque for a reason other than the absence or inadequacy of the funds in reserve, and where the funds in reserve are insufficient to allow payment, the drawee…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-46

A drawee who has refused payment of all or part of a cheque for lack of sufficient funds must draw up a certificate of rejection of the cheque for the payee. This certificate states that the drawer is…

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