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Showing 16911700 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
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D1432-24

…e of the ministers responsible for health, health insurance, the elderly or the disabled. The Board may decide to postpone discussion of all or part of this agenda to a later meeting. The agenda, set…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for approval of practitioners

Article R1131-10

…is subject to assessment of the practitioner's activity, in accordance with the following criteria: 1° Participation by the practitioner in continuing education in the field of genetic characteristics…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-29

…istered office and central administration of the SICAV are located in France.Subject to article L. 214-24-33, the shares of the SICAV are issued and redeemed by the company at the request of subscribe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of events with classification, timekeeping or timetable fixed in advance

Article R331-10

…its a declaration, accompanied, where applicable, by the reasoned opinion referred to in article R. 331-9, to :1° The mayor or, in Paris, the police prefect, if the event takes place within the territ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investigation of the request for expert appraisal

Article R7343-100

…representative or one or more professional organisations of platforms recognised as representative may have recourse pursuant to Article L. 7343-56, is to inform them on the subjects mentioned in tha…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-10

…y a lawyer, as well as the public prosecutor's office for the purpose of an opinion. These hearings may take place separately. The hearing is held in chambers. At the request of the plaintiff, the hea…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Termination of the breach

Article 849-10

Once the period allowed for the person responsible for the breach to submit his observations has expired, the judge sets the third party's remuneration on the basis, in particular, of the care taken,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6261-10

The financing requirement or surplus of the investment section recorded at the end of the financial year is made up of the outturn balance corrected for outstanding commitments.The outturn balance of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6361-10

The financing requirement or surplus for the investment section at the end of the financial year is made up of the outturn balance corrected for outstanding commitments.The outturn balance for the inv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-10

…r election. However, no more than one-fifth of the members of the departmental council of the ordre may be from the same company. When the number of practitioners associated with the same company elec…

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