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Showing 11711180 of 61852 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 4 December 2013 · Cass. com. 15 November 2005 · Cass. com. 2 April 1974 · Cass. com. 13 May 1980

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-15

…risation or registration holder to report to the pharmacovigilance database referred to in Article 74 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on vet…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligation to inform air passengers of the identity of the air carrier.

Article R211-15

For air transport services included in a tourist package, the persons referred to in article L. 211-1 shall send the traveller, for each leg of the flight, a list comprising a maximum of three carrier…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma

Article D4321-15

…practise the activities of the profession of masseur-physiotherapist as defined by : 1° Articles L. 4321-1 and R. 4321-1 to R. 4321-13 of the Public Health Code; 2° The reference frameworks of activit…

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

Article D3661-15

…ancial situation of metropolitan Lyon, provided for in 1° of the first paragraph of article L. 3661-15, include the following ratios: 1° Real operating expenditure/population; 2° Real operating revenu…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 5: Personal interview

Article R531-15

…his or her right of access to the audio recording under the conditions laid down in Article L. 531-20.If it has not been possible to make an audio recording due to a technical impossibility, the tran…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACTS

Article L1411-15

The provisions of article L. 1411-13 are applicable to the départements. The place where these documents are made available to the public is the departmental headquarters. These documents may also be…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 276-4

The debtor of a compensatory allowance in the form of an annuity may, at any time, apply to the judge for the substitution of a capital sum for all or part of the annuity. The substitution is made in…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Disputes

Article R211-13

After notification to the parties involved of the decision rejecting the challenge, the garnishee pays the creditor on presentation of this decision.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-13

Every member of the Town Council has the right, within the scope of his or her office, to be informed of the affairs of the municipality that are the subject of deliberation.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Operation.

Article L2343-13

The European Works Council and its officers may be assisted by experts of their choice. The company or the dominant company in the Community-scale group of companies will pay the costs of an expert.

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