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Showing 56715680 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 Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-21

…ays from the date on which the contract notice is sent in the case of a procedure with negotiation; 4° Thirty days from the date on which the contract notice is sent in the case where the National Cou…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-9

…compliance with the obligations of the first paragraph under the conditions defined by the articles 42 and 48-1 of Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication.When a distributor o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Territorial mental health project

Article R3224-9

…for carers and peer support schemes, such as the mutual self-help groups mentioned in article L. 1114-1 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles.II. - To enable these objectives to be achieved,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: State diploma

Article R4151-9

The approval referred to in Article L. 4151-7 is granted for a period of five years by the President of the Regional Council to midwifery training schools whose project meets the following conditions:…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Elections

Article R4441-9

…fore the date of the ballot may take part in the ballot. The provisions of II and III of article R. 4125-4 are applicable to New Caledonia and French Polynesia.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General powers

Article R3551-6-9

…an Union, the State, territorial authorities and public establishments ;3° Proceeds from borrowings;4° Depreciation charges on movable and immovable property;5° Write-backs of depreciation and provisi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Earmarked credit

Article L312-44

The affected credit agreements referred to in 11° of Article

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Earmarked credit

Article L312-46

No commitment may validly be entered into by the buyer with regard to the seller until the seller has accepted the credit agreement. Where this condition is not met, the seller may not receive any pay…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Earmarked credit

Article L312-47

…and signed by the purchaser, the withdrawal period available to the borrower under Article L. 312-19 expires on the date of delivery or supply, without being able to exceed fourteen days or be less t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Earmarked credit

Article L312-48

The borrower's obligations do not take effect until delivery of the goods or provision of the service.In the case of a contract of sale or provision of services with successive performance, the obliga…

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