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Showing 35213530 of 18871 articles for Art. CA Douai 12-7-2018 n° 18/00485

French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-12-2

…umer Code, or the payment of all or part of the instalments on the said loan, the insured party may cancel the contract at any time from the date of signature of the loan offer defined in article L. 3…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4331-12-1

…mination of his file, either:1° Either that he may begin providing the services without prior verification of his professional qualifications ;2° Or, where verification of his professional qualificati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting tariffs

Article R444-12-1

…ct of the variations resulting respectively from the rate of increase referred to in I and the application of the method for setting tariffs defined in sub-section 2 of this section may not result, fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Regional support structures for healthcare quality and patient safety

Article R1413-74

…d in e of 2° of Article L. 1431-2, the regional health agencies organise support for the quality of care and patient safety by setting up regional support structures.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Regional support structures for healthcare quality and patient safety

Article R1413-77

The regional healthcare quality and patient safety support structures designated under article R. 1413-76 are members of the regional vigilance and support network for their region mentioned in articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Regional support structures for healthcare quality and patient safety

Article R1413-78

The regional support structure for healthcare quality and patient safety draws up a provisional annual work programme. It draws up an annual activity report by 31st March of the following calendar yea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Regional support structures for healthcare quality and patient safety

Article R1413-76

…f the Regional Health Agency appoints one or more coordinated regional support structures for healthcare quality and patient safety in the region, following a call for applications, for a period of fi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Regional support structures for healthcare quality and patient safety

Article R1413-75

The regional support structure for healthcare quality and patient safety helps the healthcare professionals concerned to analyse the reports of serious adverse events referred to in Article R. 1413-67…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Termination of the rights management authorisation

Article L322-7

If sums are owed to a rights holder for acts of exploitation performed before his request for total or partial termination took effect, or under an exploitation authorisation granted before that effec…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: JURISDICTION OF DECONCENTRAL ADMINISTRATIONS

Article R*122-3

…rights-of-way of the Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Le Bourget and Paris-Orly aerodromes:1° For the application of articles R. 251-1, R. 341-2, R. 342-6, R. 342-10, R. 342-17, R. 342-19, R. 343-26, R. 613-…

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