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Showing 90619070 of 11873 articles for Art. CE 14-10-2015 n° 374440

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Obligation to register.

Article A512-2

…e name, acronym, sign and trading name;2° The registration number and the category or categories concerned;3° Where applicable, the civil liability insurance certificate provided for in article R. 512…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Customer due diligence and liability.

Article L4231-1

Any client or instructing party, informed in writing by an inspecting officer referred to in article L. 8271-1-2 of this code, of the fact that employees of its co-contractor or of a direct or indirec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 3: Filings attached to the National Register of Companies

Article R123-251

…out in Chapter VII of Title II of this book; 2° At the time of his application for registration, a certificate of delivery of the information given to his spouse with joint property on the consequenc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Formation of the company.

Article R210-6

When a joint stock company is formed without a public offer, or by means of a public offer mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or Article L. 411-2-1 of the sam…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
f) Forensic psychology

Article R120-2

Each expert psychologist duly requested or commissioned receives remuneration or fees calculated by reference to the conventional fee rates set pursuant to article L. 162-14-1 of the Social Security C…

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

Article R1142-15

…the decision to the Commission for deliberation. The claimant and the professional, establishment, centre, healthcare organisation or producer, operator or distributor of healthcare products concerne…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-22

In situations of vital urgency and in the absence of therapeutic alternatives, the doctor may also waive the prohibition mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 1211-14. An order by the Ministe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Declaration of exemptions

Article R1453-15

…It is sent, where applicable with the attachments mentioned in II of article R. 1453-14, by tele-procedure no later than eight working days before the day on which the benefit is granted, by the perso…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Consultation prior to voluntary interruption of pregnancy

Article R2212-2

…h a non-profit-making aim and a social purpose ; 2° Have premises suitable for the type of maintenance provided for in article L. 2212-4 ; 3° Have staff available for consultations who have the necess…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification of the decision

Article R4126-32

…f notification that accompanies the copy of the decision of the Disciplinary Chamber of First Instance or the order of its Chairman shall indicate the time limit within which the appeal may be lodged…

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