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Showing 32613270 of 61067 articles for Art. L. n° 70-9 du 2 janvier 1970

French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-28

…a consumer an offer for the conclusion of any contract or group of contracts mentioned in articles L. 224-69 and L. 224-70, not in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 224-73 to L. 224-75 is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-95

…emed to be present by virtue of his or her participation in the meeting in accordance with the procedures set out in II of Article L. 225-107 ou à l'article L. 225-103-1, the number of shares held, an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article 99-4

…ial police officer may carry out the requisitions provided for in the first paragraph of Article 60-2.With the express authorisation of the investigating judge, the judicial police officer or, under t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Risks covered.

Article A432-9

…up to the cover percentage, borne by or for the benefit of the organisation referred to in article L. 432-2, after deduction, where applicable, of the fraction of this difference excluded from the co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers

Article L5215-23

Urban communities existing on the date of publication of the loi n° 99-586 du 12 juillet 1999 relative au renforcement et à la simplification de la coopération intercommunale ayant élargi ou non leurs…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities

Article L2512-28

I.-For the application of articles L. 2334-7, L. 2531-13, L. 3334-3 and L. 3335-4, the share of actual operating revenue and actual operating expenditure taken into account for the City of Paris are d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Anaesthesia.

Article D6124-94

…ng into account the results of the pre-anaesthetic consultation and visit mentioned in article D. 6124-92.The means provided for in 2° of article D. 6124-91 enable the patient to benefit from :1° Cont…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article L313-2

…luded from the scope of this chapter are: 1° Loans granted to legal persons governed by public law; 2° Those intended, in any form whatsoever, to finance a professional activity, in particular that of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Management operations.

Article A431-9

The rate of the deduction for assessment and collection costs to be made from the proceeds of the additional contribution to insurance premiums or contributions instituted by article 2 of law no. 74-1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Procedures and internal control

Article R561-38-9

The procedures for applying this section with regard to the nature and scope of internal procedures, the rules for organising internal control and the content of the reports on internal control provid…

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