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Showing 26812690 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: Purpose of approval.

Article R6312-13

…port carried out as part of emergency medical aid and transport carried out on medical prescription may only be granted to natural or legal persons governed by private law and to public or private hea…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Language training

Article R413-13

When the foreign national obtains results in the test referred to in article R. 413-9 that are equal to or higher than the level determined by the order referred to in the same article and attesting t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to sub-contracts that have the nature of a sub-contract

Article L2393-13

…when the amount of the subcontract is equal to or greater than a threshold set by regulation which may change according to changes in economic circumstances; 2° Under the conditions laid down in Titl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the investigating, trial, sentence enforcement and secure detention courts

Article R*49-21

In accordance with the provisions of Article 23-1 of Order no. 58-1067 of 7 November 1958 on the Organic Law on the Constitutional Council, the party who argues, in support of an application made unde…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-13

…ative or regulatory requirements applicable to it, as well as the elements mentioned in article L. 1222-11 or the terms of any approval or authorisation decision provided for by this code, may result…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Organisations exempt from administrative approval.

Article R322-138

The portfolio transfers referred to in Article L. 324-1 of the Code, relating to the undertakings referred to in Article R. 322-132, are carried out by the company or fund referred to in Article R. 32…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Organisations exempt from administrative approval.

Article R322-134

The subscription of a reinsurance treaty, under the conditions provided for in Article R. 322-132, by an undertaking which has obtained administrative authorisation, has the effect of suspending the v…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles of organisation and operation of the body reception facility

Article R1261-13

…n of the ethics, scientific and educational committee. Similarly, the temporary removal of the body may only be authorised when medical teaching or research activities cannot be organised on the premi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Recognition of the professional qualifications of nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R2223-135

…edge of the applicant for recognition of his professional qualifications provided for in article L. 2223-50 is made on the basis of supporting documents produced by the applicant. It is carried out, w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article R2311-13

…propriation are carried forward, under the conditions set out in the fourth paragraph of article L. 2311-5, the entries in the budget are justified by the production in the appendix of a forecast resu…

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