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Showing 78617870 of 41680 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 4-7-2012 n° 11-13.384

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-414

When the interests of the service so require, a contractual practitioner may be suspended by the director of the public health establishment after receiving the opinion of the head of the department o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L312-4

Excluded from the scope of the provisions of this chapter are: 1° Credit transactions intended to enable the acquisition or maintenance of rights of ownership or enjoyment of land or an existing build…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article R4312-4

For the application of the provisions of

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L2331-4

Non-tax revenue from the operating section may include: 1° Proceeds from the fee for the removal of household refuse from camping sites, the special fee or the fee for the removal of refuse, waste and…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Additional remuneration

Article R1435-9-7

For the signatory of the contract for commencing practice practising in the speciality of general medicine, the income from the activity mentioned in article R. 1435-9-6, derived from self-employed he…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Powers of the Executive Council

Article LO6253-4

The Executive Council deliberates on individual decisions in the following areas: 1° Authorisation for foreigners to work; 2° Authorisation for land use or occupation; 3° Appointment to functional pos…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Implementation of the plan.

Article R626-48

In application of I of Article L. 626-27, the matter shall be referred to the court for resolution of the plan by petition or, where applicable, in the form and according to the procedure provided for…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Probationary measures

Article R615-4

The seizure, whether descriptive or real, provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 615-5 shall be ordered by the president of one of the judicial courts referred to in Article D. 631-2, with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7b: Compassionate prescribing frameworks

Article R5121-76-2

Any practice of prescribing a medicinal product outside the scope of its marketing authorisation may be reported by electronic means to the Director General of the Agency, to enable him to assess the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-48

The services which public health institutions may provide on a subsidiary basis, as provided for in article L. 6145-7, are developed within the limits of the material and human resources essential to…

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