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Showing 871880 of 45438 articles for Art. 1301 · Cass. 1re civ. 5 April 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 12 May 2010 · Cass. 1re civ. 12 July 2001

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-12

The provisions of articles L. 4112-3 to L. 4112-6, L. 4113-5, L. 4113-9 to L. 4113-14, L. 4122-1-1, L. 4122-1-2, L. 4122-2-1, L. 4122-2-2, L. 4122-3, L. 4123-2, L. 4124-1 to L. 4124-3 and L. 4124-5, L…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Acts and decisions subject to the procedure provided for in Article 696-114

Article 696-123

…re-trial detention or the exercise of rights by a person remanded in custody pursuant to Articles 145-4 to 145-4-2 and 148-5 of this code and articles L. 341-1 to L. 341-5, L. 341-7, L. 341-8 and L. 3…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4227-12

The minimum widths laid down in Article R. 4227-5 are increased by half for staircases serving basements.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medically assisted procreation with third-party donors

Article 342-12

…ed their right to choose a name under the conditions set out in the first paragraph of this article may make such a declaration when applying for the transcription of the record, at the latest within…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compliance with environmental obligations

Article 122-18

Companies applying for financial assistance for the production of long or short cinematographic works or for the production of audiovisual works in the fiction or documentary genre must submit the fol…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-123

…s carrying on direct insurance operations, including the operations referred to in Article R. 322-135, the companies or funds referred to in Article L. 322-27 whose exclusive object is reinsurance fal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L5134-120

…aching establishments and local public agricultural teaching and vocational training establishments may offer future teaching posts.II - The job of future teacher is intended for students with higher…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-12

…al Health Agency establishes that the quantitative and qualitative targets mentioned in article L. 6122-8 are not being sufficiently met according to criteria defined by decree, he may revise the auth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms of self-employed practice

Article R4321-129

…istration roll. It is considered to be the place of professional practice.A masseur-physiotherapist may not have more than one secondary practice, which must be declared to the Conseil Départemental d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions specific to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L632-12

On-site inspections by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may be extended to the legal entities referred to in Article L. 612-26 located in another Member State of the European Union…

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