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Showing 29212930 of 57889 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 12-DCC-13 du 1 Feb 2012

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure.

Article R1142-13

A claim for compensation for damage attributable to a preventive, diagnostic or therapeutic procedure or to a research procedure involving the human person shall be submitted to the Commission within…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation.

Article R1243-12

…erim responsible persons who, for the period of replacement, are entrusted with the same powers and duties as those conferred on the responsible person and effectively exercise them for the duration o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Provisions specific to credit institutions, investment firms, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article R784-12

…right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 613-40, R. 613-42 to R. 613-45No. 2015-1160 of 17 September 2015R. 613-46 to R. 613-46-2n° 2020-1703…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Quarantine, placement and isolation measures

Article L3131-13

I. - Individual measures involving quarantine and placement and maintenance in isolation are ordered by a reasoned individual decision of the representative of the State in the department on a proposa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L622-13

…fulfil the obligations of the following term. III. - The current contract is terminated ipso jure: 1° After a formal notice to take a decision on the continuation of the contract sent by the co-contr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article L2224-12-1

…being able to constitute a category of user. The local authorities referred to in article L. 2224-12 are required to put an end, before 1 January 2008, to any provision or stipulation to the contrar…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Reserving contracts for economic operators employing disabled and disadvantaged workers

Article L2113-13-1

…or parts of a contract may be reserved for economic operators who carry them out as part of the production of goods and services that they provide in prisons and who, in accordance with the condition…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IX : The Greater Paris Metropolis

Article L5219-12

…'un service ou d'une partie de service mis à disposition sont, de plein droit et sans limitation de durée, mis à disposition, à titre individuel, du président de la métropole du Grand Paris ou de l'ét…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Litigation

Article L722-13

…ion may be destroyed under the supervision of customs officers if the following conditions are met: 1° The applicant has confirmed in writing and by means of a detailed expert report to the customs au…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Leave

Article R6153-1-13

A junior doctor suffering from a duly diagnosed condition which, with the exception of the pathologies mentioned in article R. 6153-1-14, on the list drawn up pursuant toarticle 28 of decree no. 86-44…

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