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Showing 18111820 of 30335 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 8-7-2010 n° 09-12.491

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-8

Nurses may use their evidence of formal qualifications in the language of the State which issued them. He or she must indicate the place and establishment where he or she obtained it. Where the eviden…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions

Article L6213-8

When a public health establishment, or a private not-for-profit health establishment, has a medical biology laboratory organised in the form of an activity centre or a university hospital centre, the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-8

Registers of registered securities issued by a company shall be drawn up by that company or by a person authorised by it for that purpose.These registers may be kept chronologically on paper or on any…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Special commercial courts.

Article R732-8

For the first appointment of the registrar of a mixed commercial court entered on the list provided for in Article L. 732-3, the procedure provided for in articles R. 742-18 to R. 742-23. With a view…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R743-83

Where the company is a candidate for appointment to an office to replace the existing holder, it shall proceed in accordance with the provisions set out in articles R. 742-27-1 and R. 742-27-2. Howeve…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Common provisions (R)

Article R1612-8

When a budgetary decision or an administrative account is referred to the regional audit chamber by the representative of the State, the period within which it may formulate proposals runs from receip…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private practice.

Article R4127-88

The doctor may, with authorisation, be assisted in his practice by another doctor when the needs of public health so require, in the event of an exceptional influx of people, or when, temporarily, his…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Duties towards colleagues

Article R4312-83

A nurse may only be temporarily replaced by a colleague who may or may not have set up practice. In the latter case, and without prejudice to the rules relating to health insurance, the replacement mu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation

Article R6143-8

The Supervisory Board meets when convened by its Chairman or at the request of one third of its members. The agenda is drawn up by the Chairman and sent at least seven days in advance to all members o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Special rules relating to real estate investment funds

Article L214-81

I. - The sums distributable by a real estate investment fund in respect of a financial year are made up of :1° Distributable income relating to income earned by the fund, which is equal to the net inc…

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