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Showing 14011410 of 56268 articles for Art. Cass. 1e civ. 4-2-2015 n° 14-10.920

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Invalidity

Article L235-14

A failure by the chairman of the management and administrative bodies or the chairman of the meeting of these bodies to record the deliberations of these bodies in minutes shall be sanctioned by the n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ethics officers in health authorities and bodies

Article R1451-14

In the event of difficulty in obtaining a response from the persons mentioned in articles L. 1451-1 and L. 1452-3 to the requests for information that he addresses to them, the compliance officer shal…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Financing of the insurance allowance

Article D5422-4-2

I. - The personal data and information recorded in the processing system referred to in I of article D. 5422-4 are kept for the time required:1° To process requests for reimbursement of contributions…

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

Article L4311-14

Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 4311-2, the representative of the State in the territorial collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon may authorise, by order, a nurse who does not meet the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4361-14

The commission examines the knowledge, skills and competencies acquired during the person's initial training, professional experience and lifelong learning which have been validated by a competent bod…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1431-14

The agenda of the Conseil supérieur de la prud'homie and that of the standing committee are set by the chairman. Except in urgent cases, the agenda is sent to those concerned at least fifteen days bef…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for legal entities.

Article L4741-14

In the event of a conviction pursuant to article L. 4741-12, the court may order, as an additional penalty, that the judgment be posted at the doors of the convicted person's establishments, at the la…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Mobile sources of ionising radiation

Article R1333-144

In the case of a mobile source of ionising radiation, the person responsible for the nuclear activity as defined in Article L. 1333-8 shall make available to the Nuclear Safety Authority the list of l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions relating to termination of pregnancy by medication

Article R2212-14

The doctor or midwife will inform the woman of the measures to be taken in the event of side effects and will ensure that she has analgesic treatment and that she can get to the health establishment t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5422-14

In the cases referred to in this chapter, the court may prohibit the sale and order the seizure and confiscation of the aforementioned medicines, products, objects and devices, as well as the seizure…

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