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Showing 14311440 of 31856 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 14 June 2000 · Cass. com. 18 January 2011 · Cass. com. 22 March 2017 · CA Versailles 21 December 2001 · Cass. com. 11 July 2000

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional platform organisations

Article L7343-21

…forms referred to in Article L. 7342-1 : 1° The professional trade unions referred to in Article L. 2131-1 and their associations referred to in Article L. 2133-2 where the defence of the interests of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Medical care and rehabilitation activities

Article R6123-119

…unctional assessments prior to the implementation of the therapeutic plan, the exploration of complications and evaluations during and at the end of the implementation of the therapeutic plan. II.-The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Medical care and rehabilitation activities

Article R6123-118

The purpose of medical care and rehabilitation is to prevent or reduce the functional consequences, deficiencies and limitations of activity, either as part of the care of patients suffering from chro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Ethics, Science and Education Committee

Article R1261-18

I.-The Committee will issue a scientific, technical and ethical opinion within one month of the matter being referred to it. Committee members will assess the educational and scientific value of the p…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 212-12

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Beneficiaries of stateless status

Article L424-21

…o beneficiaries of stateless status and members of their family, as provided for in articles L. 424-18 and L. 424-19, and providing proof of four years' lawful residence in France, will be issued with…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: International applications

Article R614-21

The international application may be filed at the headquarters of the National Institute of Industrial Property or sent there by post or by any means of teletransmission under the conditions defined b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 186-1

…graph of Article 81, by Articles 82-1 and 82-3, and by the second paragraph of Article 156. In this case, the information file, or a copy thereof drawn up in accordance with Article 81, is forwarded w…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conduct of the competition

Article R2162-18

After analysing the applications and giving its reasoned opinion on them, the jury examines the plans and projects submitted anonymously by the economic operators admitted to take part in the competit…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-3

…rm if there are just grounds. The agreement may also be concluded for an indefinite period. In this case, partition may be brought about at any time, provided it is not in bad faith or at an inconveni…

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