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Showing 321330 of 66453 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 19-9-2007 n° 06-15.295 and Cass. civ. 3-10-2019 n° 18-22.945 F-D

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Performance of the credit agreement

Article D312-18

…a leasing contract accompanied by a promise of sale or hire purchase, the lessor is entitled to demand, pursuant to article L. 312-40, an indemnity equal to the difference between, on the one hand, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of a State nursing diploma.

Article D4311-18

…2° Practical training ; 3° Work placements. II-The conditions for compensation for work placements and reimbursement of travel expenses related to work placements are set by order of the Minister for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Nuclear medicine

Article D6124-189

…t on site during stress tests. The holder of the authorisation must ensure that a medical physicist and a radiopharmacist, with the exception of those covered byArticle L. 4138-2 of the Defence Code,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Derogation from the weekly working time in the event of combination with another part-time employment contract

Article D5132-10-5-3

…economic activity which employs the employee, of the employee's situation with regard to employment and the support and training measures carried out as part of the pathway for integration through eco…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Medical committee.

Article D6431-18

…lth Agency's Medical Committee comprises : 1° All the heads of the Agency's medical, pharmaceutical and odontological units ; 2° A midwife appointed for a two-year term by all the midwives working for…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3142-18

The employer shall inform the employee of its agreement to the chosen departure date of the sabbatical leave or its postponement by any means that provides a date certain.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article D325-18

All premises and facilities must comply with current planning, building, health and safety regulations, in particular the decree of 30 January 1978 on special building regulations for collectively man…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-18

The Minister for Labour authorises the funds to operate in a specific territorial area after verifying that the number of employees who must be declared to the fund justifies its establishment.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article 30-19

…bsite, at least thirty days before the date of the members' meeting called to decide on the project and no later than the day of publication of the notice referred to in article appendix 30-18: 1° The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma

Article D4321-18

…e diploma of physiotherapist masseur is subject to successful completion of a first university year and obtaining 60 European credits from the 2016-2017 academic year. The conditions for admission to…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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