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Showing 131140 of 45696 articles for Art. CE 2-12-2022 n° 460100

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-12

…the injuries referred to in Article L. 1142-24-10 are attributable to the prescription, before 31 December 2015, of sodium valproate or one of its derivatives during pregnancy, the College of Experts…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-12

…tory auditor-implementation of the risks and safeguards approach", approved by the Minister of Justice, is set out below: Ethical standard "securing the work of the statutory auditor-implementation of…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consumer rights

Article L224-25-12

The trader provides digital content or a digital service in accordance with the contract and the criteria set out in Article L. 224-25-14. Where the contract provides for a one-off supply of digital c…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-12

…ed at his or her request. The social enquiry may not be used in the debate on the cause of the divorce.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-12-2

…oards and Committees, its employees, health reservists and persons who occasionally provide assistance to the Agency or its bodies, and guaranteeing compliance with the obligations of confidentiality,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-129-2

…Management Board its authority to decide on a capital increase, it sets the period, which may not exceed twenty-six months, during which this delegation may be used and the overall ceiling for this in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-12

…corded in the file may ask the public prosecutor to rectify or order the deletion of information concerning him or her if the information is not accurate or if its retention no longer appears necessar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-12-2

The establishment of branches in States that are not parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and the acquisition of all or part of a significant line of business by a credit institution…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-12-2

…the municipality of all or part of the property, rights and obligations of a section may be pronounced by the State representative in the department, at the request of the municipal council in order…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Terms of office of board or committee members.

Article L5211-12-2

Under conditions set by their internal regulations, the amount of the functional allowances that the deliberative body of public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation of 50,000 inhabitants or…

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