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Showing 17411750 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 1: General provisions.

Article R1112-15

All necessary measures are taken to ensure that the families of sick or injured people hospitalised in an emergency are informed.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Reduction of duties

Article 1595 bis

…inhabitants other than communes classified as tourist resorts within the meaning of the sub-section 2 of Section 2 of Chapter III of Title III of Book I of the Tourism Code, an additional tax on regis…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-15

For the application of Article R. 211-14, the insurance undertaking must issue, free of charge, a supporting document for each of the vehicles covered by the policy. If the policy cover applies to bot…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4341-15

…for Health:1° The composition of the file submitted in support of the application for authorisation;2° The composition of the aptitude test panel and the procedures for organising this test;3° The ter…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4361-15

…for Health:1° The composition of the file submitted in support of the application for authorisation;2° The composition of the aptitude test panel and the procedures for organising this test;3° The ter…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Financial provisions.

Article D2513-15

The limits within which, pursuant to article L. 2513-4, a supplement for risks may be allocated to marine firefighters belonging to the Marseille marine firefighters battalion, are set by a decree iss…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1398

…y of the marriage.If matrimonial agreements have been made without such assistance, their annulment may be requested by the minor or by the persons whose consent was required, but only until the expir…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-153

…reatment facility includes at least : 1° A technical area for receiving and conditioning patients ; 2° One or more full-time hospitalisation sectors comprising : - at least 6 beds adapted for burn pat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-15

…a request mentioned in Article L. 335-10 has been accepted, goods transported in small consignments may be destroyed under the supervision of customs officers where the applicant has, in his applicati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-42

No conviction may be handed down on the basis of evidence gathered under the conditions provided for in Article 230-40, unless the request and the report referred to in the last paragraph of this same…

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