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Showing 22912300 of 37142 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 19 March 1996 · Cass. com. 15 September 2009 · Cass. com. 16 January 1973 · Cass. 1re civ. 14 March 1962 · Cass. com. 12 November 2008 · Cass. com. 9 October 2019 n° 18-13.286

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-14

In the absence of a doctor, the nurse is authorised, after recognising a situation as an emergency or psychological distress, to implement emergency care protocols, previously written, dated and signe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Cooperation between the armed forces health service and other health care providers

Article R6147-143

Armed Forces hospitals and other elements of the Armed Forces Medical Corps may receive personnel from health establishments and centres, public scientific and technological establishments or other re…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Final provisions

Article L1254-18

…ons of Title IV of Book II of Part One of this Code do not apply, with the exception of Articles L. 1242-10, L. 1242-16, L. 1243-1 to L. 1243-6 and L. 1243-8.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D3661-18

The audited accounts referred to in article L. 3661-16 are audited by a statutory auditor for bodies subject to the obligation to certify their accounts, and by the chairman of the body concerned for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-10

…itled to compensation for the harm suffered in accordance with the procedures laid down in articles 149 to 150.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Procedure applicable if the foreign national is detained

Article L614-14

If the foreign national is detained, he/she shall be informed in a language he/she understands, as soon as the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory is notified, that he/she may, e…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Measures prior to placement under electronic surveillance

Article R57-14

In the case provided for in the second paragraph of Article 723-7, the written agreement of the owner, or of the holder(s) of the lease for the premises where the receiver may be installed, is obtaine…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Settlement of creditors.

Article R643-14

In the event of an auction on the reiteration of bids occurring during the course of the order and even after the final settlement, the liquidator shall amend the statement of collocation, the amount…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to certain contracts

Article R2192-16

For the payment of the balance of works or project management contracts concluded by the State, its public establishments of a non-industrial and non-commercial nature, local authorities and their pub…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Discipline of athletes and trainees

Article R114-15

…Trainee Life Council sits as a disciplinary body, its composition remains as set out in article R. 114-14 and it is subject to the rules governing quorum and the adoption of opinions or deliberations…

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