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Showing 10911100 of 66561 articles for Art. 1228 · Cass. com. 1 February 1978 · Cass. com. 10 February 1958 · Cass. com. 3 October 1977 · Cass. ch. req. 7 May 1923 · Cass. 1re civ. 24 May 1966

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: In-patient and out-patient duties of maieutics students

Article D6153-107

…the work placement is located more than fifteen kilometres from the student's home. This allowance may not be combined with any scheme for the total or partial reimbursement of transport costs paid d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: In-patient and out-patient duties of maieutics students

Article R6153-103

Hospital maieutics students are subject to the internal regulations of the establishment to which they are assigned.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Apprehension in the hands of a third party

Article R222-10

…accordance with the provisions of article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Doors and gates

Article R4224-10

The transparent parts are made of safety materials or protected against denting so that workers cannot be injured if these surfaces break.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Rectification and judicial annulment

Article 1048

…ourt of Paris or its president. The court of the place where the record was drawn up or transcribed may also be seised.Only the following courts, however, have jurisdiction:- the court of the place wh…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-24

A UCITS may invest up to 20% of its assets in units or shares of the same UCITS governed by French or foreign law or FIA governed by French law or established in another Member State of the European U…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-10

…r or investigating judge, the results of DNA identification analyses shall be recorded in the file: 1° Biological traces from unknown persons, collected as part of a preliminary investigation, an inve…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation

Article R2524-10

…ments of the Conseil d'Etat. In the event of surplus activity, the secretarial service is provided: 1° Either by specially recruited civil servants; 2° Or by civil servants made available to the Court…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-108

The Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, must send or make available to shareholders the documents necessary to enable them to make informed judgements on the management and…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Neurosurgery

Article R6123-103

Authorisation to carry out neurosurgical care activities may only be granted or renewed if the health establishment or health cooperation group can demonstrate, for neurosurgery, per site, an annual a…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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