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Showing 15011510 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
Paragraph 2: Terms of self-employed practice

Article R4321-133

…of that colleague or the authorisation of the Conseil Départemental de l'Ordre. Such authorisation may only be refused on the grounds of a risk of confusion for the public. If the Conseil Département…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms of self-employed practice

Article R4321-134

…pects the professional independence of each of them.In accordance with the provisions of article L. 4113-9, agreements, contracts and amendments are communicated to the Conseil Départemental de l'Ordr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms of self-employed practice

Article R4321-131

A contract to work with a liberal profession or as a liberal assistant may be concluded for a fixed or indefinite period. However, the terms and conditions stipulated in the contract must be renegotia…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms of self-employed practice

Article R4321-132

…a masseur-physiotherapist to manage his own practice.However, the Conseil Départemental de l'Ordre may authorise, for a period of six months, which may be renewable once, the running by a masseur-phy…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms of self-employed practice

Article R4321-135

…the patient's free choice of masseur-physiotherapist must be respected.The masseur-physiotherapist may use documents on the common letterhead of the association or practice society of which he or she…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER Ia : The regional plan for economic development, innovation and internationalisation

Article L4251-15

…for the metropolitan area, of guidelines within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article L. 4251-13. It does not authorise the metropolis to define aid or its own aid schemes, within the meani…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-13

…erable between spouses and between ascendants and descendants. However, the Articles of Association may stipulate that a spouse, heir, ascendant or descendant may only become a partner after having be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial organisational provisions specific to Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris

Article R6147-15

…observations of the Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, within a period set by the latter which may not exceed thirty days. III. - If the new statement of forecast revenue and expenditure includes…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-40

…the liberty and custody judge, seised at any time by reasoned request from the investigating judge, may, by reasoned decision, authorise that the following do not appear in the case file: 1° The date,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article R5322-13

…and the financial account are enforceable under the conditions laid down in Title III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management. Decisions relating to th…

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