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Showing 46614670 of 6535 articles for Art. CA Rennes – 17 Dec. 2024 – no. 23/05277

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Identification and lists of members of the medical professions.

Article D4113-118

The body referred to in the first paragraph of article D. 4113-117 is responsible for managing a national identification register of healthcare professionals compiled from the information sent to it u…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Representation of professional platform organisations

Article R7343-79

…mber platforms, provided that this reduction does not exceed by half the membership fee due in application of the rules referred to in the previous paragraph.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Installation and operation

Article R5126-98

…conditions provided for in its III, of article R. 5126-34 and of II of article R. 5126-36 are applicable, as far as it is concerned, to the pharmacy for internal use of the central pharmacy of the ar…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article L811-1-1

…paragraph of Article L. 335-4 and Articles L. 133-1 and L. 133-4, in the wording resulting from Law no. 2021-1382 of 25 October 2021 on the regulation and protection of access to cultural works in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-28-2

…sheet structure is modified during the financial year in question. The detailed rules for the application of this article shall be laid down by decree.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-28-1

…sheet structure is modified during the financial year in question. The detailed rules for the application of this article shall be laid down by decree.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-4

…to govern the contract, the court before which that law is invoked is obliged to set aside its application in favour of the more protective provisions of the law of the consumer's habitual residence e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-7-3

…28-23, L. 231-1 to L. 231-8, L. 233-8 and L. 441-14 of the French Commercial Code do not apply to SICAVs. SICAVs may not include inalienability clauses. Cross-border mergers of SICAVs are not governed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-32

…28-23, L. 231-1 to L. 231-8, L. 233-8 and L. 441-14 of the French Commercial Code do not apply to SICAVs. SICAVs may not include inalienability clauses. Cross-border mergers of SICAVs are not governed…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article L134-4

Without prejudice to the rights of holders of claims arising from the management of these operations, no creditor of the insurance undertaking other than the policyholders, members, insured persons or…

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