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Showing 38313840 of 30141 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. avis 15-12-2021 n° 21-70.022 F-B

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Mutual assistance for the purpose of seizing the proceeds of an offence with a view to their subsequent confiscation

Article 694-12

The execution on the territory of the Republic of seizures that are the subject of a request made by a foreign judicial authority, pursuant to an international agreement, shall be ordered, at the adva…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investment of sums held in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-12

For the distribution of an audiovisual work that has received automatic or selective financial support for audiovisual production, the decision to award automatic financial support is taken after cons…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions

Article L6213-12

The orders and decisions mentioned in articles L. 6211-3, L. 6211-22, L. 6211-23, L. 6213-2 and L. 6213-3 are made after consultation with a commission, including professionals, whose composition, con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation of material safety monitoring

Article R5212-12

Any health establishment or health cooperation group which uses or supplies medical devices or makes such devices available to its members, as well as any association distributing medical devices at h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Assessment and certification.

Article R6113-12

The purpose of the certification procedure for the health care organisations and bodies mentioned in articles L. 6113-4 and L. 6147-8 is to assess the quality and safety of the care provided and of al…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-12

In companies carrying out one or more activities falling within the scope of the extended national collective agreements for building and public works, holiday entitlement is provided on the basis of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Incapacity resulting from an accident at work or an occupational disease.

Article L1226-12

If the employer is unable to offer the employee another job, it shall inform him/her in writing of the reasons for the refusal to redeploy. The employer may only terminate the employment contract if h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Application for substantial modification

Article R1124-12

Applications for substantial amendments are subject to a simplified assessment procedure. These applications are examined by a select committee made up of two representatives from each of the colleges…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article D533-12

The retail client may waive part of the protection afforded by the rules of conduct. In this case, the investment services provider other than an asset management company may treat the retail client a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contraceptives other than medicines and condoms.

Article R5134-12

Advertising to the public for a product or object defined in article R. 5134-11 :1° Is designed in such a way that the advertising nature of the message is obvious ;2° Contains at least :a) The name o…

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