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Showing 24512460 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 3: Credit Advisory Committee in New Caledonia

Article R782-15

…This request shall state the subject on which consultation is sought.The Credit Advisory Committee may not validly deliberate if the number of members present is less than ten. If the quorum is not r…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-15

Any beneficiary may, after accepting the stipulation made in his favour and if the transferability of this right has been expressly provided for or with the consent of the contracting party and the in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order.

Article L4232-15

…e, appointed by the Minister for Health, on the recommendation of the Minister for Higher Education;2° A pharmacist public health inspector representing the Minister for Health in an advisory capacity…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the intervention of the fund in the event of the withdrawal of authorisation from undertakings providing medical liability insurance

Article R427-15

…rder to determine the principle or the extent of their right to compensation, injured third parties may not summon the fund before the courts, in particular to declare a joint judgment. The same appli…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Additional tax on certain registration duties

Article 1584 ter

Municipalities may, by a resolution passed under the conditions provided for in Article 1639 A bis, to exempt from additional tax on registration duties or land registration tax transfers, other than…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV bis : The Great Customary Council of the Amerindian and Bushinenge populations

Article L7124-15

The Grand Customary Council may be consulted by the Assembly of French Guyana or its president, by the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council, as well as by the State represen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-13

…for the species or species in question, in Table 1 of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 of 22 December 2009 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification as regards…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Respective rights and duties of management and staff under their authority

Article R8124-13

Employees may hold political office under the conditions guaranteed in particular by the Electoral Code and the General Code of Local Authorities, subject to the provisions of article R. 8124-15.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation of the company

Article R814-159

Natural or legal persons practising as commercial court clerks may not hold, either directly or indirectly, shares or corporate units in a société de participation financière de profession libérale d'…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 16: Medical activity

Article R6123-154

…e intervention of a doctor within a timeframe compatible with the safety of care. This organisation may be common to several sites of the same health care organisation or several health care organisat…

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