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Showing 47114720 of 43523 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 18 April 1967 · Cass. civ. 25 March 1992 · Cass. com. 4 January 1994 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 December 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 June 2011

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Termination of the duties of an employed commercial court clerk in the event of termination of the employment contract

Article R743-139-15

…court. For a period of one year, if he is selected in accordance with the provisions of article R. 743-139-5, the interested party may resume, without waiting for the decree provided for in the third…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Crime prevention

Article D2512-15-13

The Parisian council for safety and the prevention of delinquency and the fight against drugs, sectarian aberrations and violence against women and the delinquency prevention plan applicable in Paris…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Postal voting.

Article R4233-15-1

After having indicated on the ballot paper the pairs of candidates or the candidates they choose, the elector sends his sealed vote in the special envelope provided. This envelope bears the name and a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Open-ended inclusion contracts

Article D5132-10-15

People aged at least fifty-seven who are experiencing social and professional difficulties may enter into an open-ended inclusion contract with a temporary work integration company, as provided for in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4322-15-2

The regional directorate for youth, sport and social cohesion provides the committee's secretariat.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4342-15-1

The competent authority's assessment of the applicant's command of the French language results in a decision that may be appealed to the administrative court with territorial jurisdiction.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-15-1

…xemption is granted by the Regional Council of the Order under the conditions set out in article R. 4322-79 of this Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy

Article R6523-2-15

In Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy, in application of article L. 6523-1-3, a cross-industry skills operator approved under article L. 6332-1-1 is authorised by joint order of the ministers responsib…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Interventional activities under medical imaging in neuroradiology.

Article D6124-150-1

Patient management procedures are defined in a protocol agreed between the medical heads of interventional neuroradiology and those of the units concerned. This protocol specifies, in particular, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special conditions for the "geriatrics" option

Article D6124-177-15

Depending on the patient's clinical condition, the authorisation holder offers each patient treatment in at least three of the following therapeutic practices: -masso-physiotherapy; -ergotherapy; -die…

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