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Showing 46414650 of 66810 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 2-7-2020 n°s 19-11.417 and 19-13.636

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation of the company

Article R6223-74

Shares may only be transferred to third parties with the consent of all the shareholders. If the other shareholders refuse to give their consent to the share transferee, the shareholders are obliged,…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: Business formalities centres

Article A123-7

…ng of the processing of company formalities, authorisations to access or carry out their activities and the recognition of professional qualifications by the single body, the recipient bodies and the…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-7

…cial or administrative decision, persons undergoing psychiatric care pursuant to Articles L. 3212-1 and L. 3213-1 who do not come under the provisions of Article 64 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4431-7

In 1° of article L. 4161-2, the words: "as well as by article 8 of law no. 71-1026 of 24 December 1971 amending the public health code" are deleted.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose of agreements.

Article R6142-7

The dental care, teaching and research centre includes : 1° All the services of the odontology training and research units; 2° All the odontology departments of the university hospital centre.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions

Article 706-143

…fiscated, the owner or, failing this, the holder of the property is responsible for its maintenance and preservation. He/she shall bear the cost, with the exception of costs that may be borne by the S…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 14: Limitation period.

Article L511-78

…tor shall be barred after three years from the due date. The bearer's actions against the endorsers and against the drawer shall be barred after one year from the date of the protest drawn up in due t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Cardiac surgery.

Article R6123-74

Authorisation to carry out cardiac surgery may only be granted or renewed if the health establishment or health cooperation group can demonstrate, for cardiac surgery, for each site, an annual activit…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-15

The representative of the Public Prosecutor's Office at the court which handed down the sentencing decision shall be competent to forward to the competent authority of another Member State of the Euro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-17

When the convicted person is on French territory, the representative of the Public Prosecutor's Office shall conduct or arrange for the convicted person to be heard in order to obtain his or her oral…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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