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Showing 23512360 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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Organisation and operation of the deposit guarantee and resolution fund

Article L312-13

…ntiel et de résolution, the Chairman of the Autorité des marchés financiers or their representative may, at their request, be heard by the Supervisory Board and the Management Board.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Conciliation and referral office, judgment office and summary proceedings panel.

Article L1423-13

The conciliation and referral office, the summary proceedings panel and the restricted composition of the adjudication office are made up of an employer and an employee councillor.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable in the event of consignment and automated checks

Article A37-13

…nding articles A. 37-7, A. 37-8, A. 37-9 and A. 37-11, when the offences referred to in Article L. 121-3 of the Highway Code are recorded without intercepting the vehicle and using an automated contro…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Import and export of embryonic stem cells for research purposes.

Article R2151-13

…rticles 16 to 16-8 of the Civil Code, with the prior consent of the persons mentioned in Article R. 2151-4, at the origin of the embryo that was conceived in the context of medically assisted procreat…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions specific to the modality: "systemic drug treatments for cancer".

Article D6124-134

…the authorisation has the following facilities on the site: 1° At least one hospitalisation sector; 2° At least one technical platform for administering intravenous treatments; 3° Medical and paramedi…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-13

…hall inform policyholders of life insurance and capitalisation contracts not covered by Article L. 141-1 and comprising units of account made up of shares in a company referred to in Article L. 160-10…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of supporters' associations

Article D224-13

Approval is withdrawn when the supporters' association ceases to meet the conditions required to obtain it.It is also withdrawn for any serious reason, in particular for any act contrary to public ord…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Transporting foreign nationals placed or held in a waiting area or administrative detention centre

Article R141-13

…removal, the transport of foreign nationals placed or held in a waiting area or place of detention may be the subject of a public contract awarded by the territorially competent prefect under the con…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6251-13

…he event of an emergency at the request of the representative of the State. The Territorial Council may submit proposals to the Government for the application of the stipulations of the treaties relat…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6351-13

…een days in urgent cases at the request of the representative of the State. The Territorial Council may submit proposals to the Government for the application of the stipulations of the treaties relat…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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