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Showing 45514560 of 22958 articles for Art. 1844 · Cass. com. 9 February 1999

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article D4134-32

…25 August 2000 or article 1 of decree no. 2001-623 of 12 July 2001 or article 1 of decree no. 2002-9 of 4 January 2002. However, where there is a derogation from this annual working time, account sha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article R7125-8

…ust 2000 or Article 1 of Decree no. 2001-623 du 12 juillet 2001 ou à l'article 1 of decree no. 2002-9 of 4 January 2002.However, where there is a derogation from this annual working time, account is t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate or office

Article R7227-8

…25 August 2000 or Article 1 of Decree no. 2001-623 of 12 July 2001 or Article 1 of Decree no. 2002-9 du 4 janvier 2002. However, where there is a derogation from this annual duration, account shall b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medicinal products reserved for hospital use

Article R5121-83

…he conditions laid down in Book I of Part IV of this Code, as well as in I of Article 60 of Law no. 99-641 of 27 July 1999 creating universal health cover, and practising in a public or private health…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Medicinal products initially prescribed in hospitals

Article R5121-88

…he conditions laid down in Book I of Part IV of this Code, as well as in I of article 60 of law no. 99-641 of 27 July 1999 creating universal health cover and who is practising in a public or private…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L950-1

…Code shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° Book I, with the exception of Articles L. 123-29 to L. 123-31, L. 124-1 to L. 126-1, L. 135-1 to L. 135-3;Article L. 123-6 shall apply in its wordi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Persons liable.

Article D211-1

…y of the certificate of destruction of the vehicle issued to the insured under II of article R. 322-9 of the Highway Code; 2° In the event of the transfer for destruction of a vehicle other than those…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Registration in the file

Article R53-8-7

…ations provided for by Article 706-53-6 and paragraph 2 of II of article 216 of law no. 2004-204 of 9 March 2004 ;-date of execution or end of execution of the sentence or measure;where applicable, da…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3

…the Autorité de contrôle et des mutuelles :1° 65% for all the securities mentioned in 4° to 8° and 9° quinquies of Article R. 332-2 and the loans mentioned in the third paragraph of 1° of Article R.…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Referral by the court of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation

Article 126-7

…to submit observations before the Cour de cassation must comply with the provisions of Article 126-9, which is reproduced in the notice, as well as the first paragraph of l'article 126-11. The notice…

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