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Showing 361370 of 62298 articles for Art. 1231-1 et 1231-5 · CA Versailles 20 April 1995 · Cass. 2e civ. 10 July 2003 · Cass. 1re civ. 11 September 2013 n° 12-24.812

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-112

I.-When veterinary medicinal products prescribed in accordance with the provisions of article R. 5141-111 are dispensed, the pharmacist or veterinarian must immediately transcribe the dispensing in in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Discipline

Article R6153-1-20

…sions of article R. 6153-1-19, the provisions of article R. 6153-40 relating to suspension are applicable to junior doctors. During the period in which he is suspended, the person concerned benefits f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7th: Marine

Article 1075

The provisions of article 1083 are applicable to the caisse générale de prévoyance des marins et de leurs familles en cas de accident, de maladie, d'invalidité et de maternité (1).

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Non-performance of the contract

Article 1218

…ch could not reasonably have been foreseen when the contract was concluded and the effects of which cannot be avoided by appropriate measures, prevents the debtor from performing his obligation. If th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Non-performance of the contract

Article 1217

The party to whom the undertaking has not been performed, or has been performed imperfectly, may:- refuse to perform or suspend the performance of his own obligation;- pursue the forced performance in…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Decisions of the guardianship judge

Article 1227

An application for the protection of a person of full age lapses if the guardianship judge has not given a ruling on it within the year in which it was referred to him or her.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Decisions of the guardianship judge

Article 1229

With the exception of cases where he orders an adversarial hearing pursuant to article 1213, the judge shall rule on requests sent to him or her after protection has been granted by the protected adul…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Decisions of the guardianship judge

Article 1226

At the hearing, the judge hears the applicant for protection, the adult to be protected, unless the judge applies the provisions of the second paragraph of article 432 or 494-4 of the Civil Code and,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article R743-10

…oned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording of the decreeR. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article R744-10

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the…

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