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Showing 25912600 of 3129 articles for Art. CA Colmar – 22 Nov. 2023 – no. 22/00551

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-410

…establishments, be recruited as contract practitioners:1° Practitioners governed by the decrees of 22 September 1965 relating to dental care, teaching and research centres, n° 72-360 of 20 April 1972…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-50

…e investment trust or the articles of association of a real estate investment company with variable capital set the duration of the accounting periods, which may not exceed twelve months. However, the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-40

Where, in the cases provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 22-10-39, the shareholder is represented by a person other than his spouse or the partner with whom he has entered into a civil so…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Prevention of acts of terrorism

Article 706-25-15

…ialist assistant for the prevention of acts of terrorism with the public prosecutor's office may be carried out by category A or B civil servants as well as persons holding, in subjects defined by dec…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-3

…ch injury does not fall within the scope of Article 53 of the Social Security Funding Act for 2001 (no. 2000-1257 of 23 December 2000) or of l'article L. 126-1 of the Insurance Code or Chapter I of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Vaccinations.

Article L3111-9

…ary law, full compensation for any loss or damage directly attributable to a compulsory vaccination carried out under the conditions referred to in this Title shall be provided by the National Office…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L3121-9-1

…eeting, which may not be held by videoconference. The public ballot may be organised either by roll call or by electronic ballot, under conditions that guarantee its sincerity. In the event of a tie,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Assembly of Corsica

Article L4422-5-1

The President of the Assembly of Corsica may decide that the meeting of the Assembly is to be held in several places by videoconference. When the meeting of the Assembly of Corsica is held by videocon…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-77

…he company shall include:1° The surname, usual first name and domicile of the shareholder;2° An indication of the form, registered or bearer, in which the securities are held and the number of such se…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article R1232-8

…ponsibilities: 1° He prepares the deliberations of the Board of Directors and ensures that they are carried out or has them carried out; 3° He is the authorising officer for the institution's revenue…

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