Laws

Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005

Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005

Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA)

Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA)
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Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance

Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance
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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977
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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts

“Whereas contracts should be drafted in plain, intelligible language, the consumer should actually be given an opportunity to examine all the terms and, if in doubt, the interpretation most favourable to the consumer should prevail;” “Whereas Member States should ensure that unfair terms are not used in contracts concluded with consumers by a seller or supplier and that if, nevertheless, such terms are so used, they will not bind the consumer, and the contract will continue to bind the parties upon those terms if it is capable of continuing in existence without the unfair provisions;”

Article 313-1 of the French Criminal Code

“Fraud is the act, either by the use of a false name or of a false designation, or by the abuse of a true quality, or by the use of fraudulent maneuvers, of deceiving a physical or judicial person and thus to determine, to its prejudice or to the prejudice of a third party, to deliver funds, values or any good, to provide a service or to consent to an act operating obligation or discharge.