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Showing 55415550 of 32936 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 6 June 2001 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 January 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 January 2008 · Cass. 1re civ. 22 December 1959

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-6-1

A person who, because of functional limitations of the upper limbs linked to a physical disability, is permanently prevented from carrying out acts related to care prescribed by a doctor, may designat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General powers

Article R3551-6-11

The departmental fire and rescue operations centre known as the CODIS is the coordinating body for the operational activity of the Mayotte fire and rescue service. It is directed by a professional fir…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Non-profit-making associations and recognised public interest foundations authorised to make certain loans.

Article R518-61

…granted, which may have been rescheduled under the conditions set out in 4°, has been complied with;6° The total amount of outstanding loans granted under this sub-section is capped at :a) €12,000 per…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Technical conditions for designation

Article R3115-64

…activities; 5° Guarantee the availability of the equipment and materials required for vaccinations; 6° Guarantee compliance with the cold chain, in particular by means of a medical refrigerator equipp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out

Article L212-6-2

…he rules governing investment certificates and voting right certificates are set out in Articles L. 228-29-8 to L. 228-35 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: The automated national registry of judicial procedures and the automated processing system known as "Cassiopée".

Article R15-33-66-9

The II of Article 3 of the Act of 6 January 1978 susvisée, of all or part of the information and personal data recorded in the processing:- lawyers;- persons involved in the proceedings within the mea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R613-3-6

For the application of IV of Article L. 613-20-4, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall take into account, in the reasons for its decision on a consolidated basis, the opinions an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Access to non-identifying data and the identity of the third-party donor

Article L2143-6

…o the Agence de la biomédecine, which shall retain it in accordance with the same Article L. 2143-4;6° Contacting third-party donors who were not subject to the provisions of this chapter at the time…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-6

…eral Meeting. This opinion is recorded in the minutes of the General Meeting. Subject to Article L. 228-35-7, any decision modifying the rights of holders of non-voting preference shares shall be fina…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Resolution of groups for which the collège de résolution is the consolidated resolution authority

Article L613-60-1

…in France meets the conditions for triggering a resolution procedure mentioned in II of Article L. 613-49 or, where applicable, in I and II of Article L. 613-49-1, it shall immediately notify the inf…

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