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Showing 701710 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
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-19

The holder has direct electronic access to the content of his file. He may also access the list of professionals who have access to his shared medical file. They may modify this list at any time. He/s…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Determination of the debtor's assets.

Article L624-19

…een opened that are included in another of its assets.The administrator, with the agreement of the mandataire judiciaire, may acquiesce in the request to take over the asset.Failing acquiescence or in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POWERS OF THE REGION IN RELATION TO PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Article L4251-19

The regional economic development, innovation and internationalisation plan may be revised, in part or in full, in accordance with the procedures laid down for its preparation in articles L. 4251-13 à…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-19

…8 of the Code of Criminal Procedure)". The application contains a detailed account of the personal and current conditions of detention that the applicant considers to be contrary to human dignity. It…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article R663-19

…eration provided for in Article R. 663-18, as soon as he is notified of the decision appointing him and subject to payment to the registrar of the sum provided for in IV of Article R. 743-142-6. The p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-19

…nform the competent authority of that State, specifying the reasons that led him to this conclusion and the factual elements that gave rise to it. Where the High Council is informed by a competent aut…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit, other engagements and services performed by statutory auditors

Article R823-19

…cquaint themselves with the case file. They may be assisted or represented by a lawyer. The parties and their lawyer may obtain copies of all or part of the documents in the case file for the exclusiv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5211-19

…médicament et des produits de santé may authorise, by way of derogation, the placing on the market and putting into service of devices which have not undergone certification procedures, but whose use…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 217 sexies

(Paragraph not applicable)The additional payment made by cooperative production societies pursuant to the article 40 of law no. 78-763 of 19 July 1978 on the status of these companies, on the occasion…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Framework agreements with purchase orders

Article R2191-19

When the amount of the advance payment is less than 80% of the amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 2191-16 to R. 2191-18, the reimbursement of the advance payment must b…

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