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Showing 6170 of 30195 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 25-6-2020 n° 19-14.047

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for processing applications

Article R1142-63-25

Applications are examined by the Chairman of the Board, assisted by the secretariat. He may ask for any additional documentation required to examine the application. Once the application has been exam…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-19

Reasons shall be given for any refusal to execute an order freezing property or evidence. It shall be notified without delay to the judicial authority of the issuing State by any means that leaves a w…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Nordic cross-country skiing and related activities.

Article A212-192-6

Declarants who have obtained a ranking equal to or less than two hundred points for men and two hundred and fifty points for women on the scale corresponding to the "distance" ranking set by the Inter…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-19-6

An inter-regional council and a disciplinary chamber of first instance of the Antilles-Guyane order of masseur-physiotherapists are responsible for masseur-physiotherapists practising in French Guyana…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation of the College of Experts

Article R1142-63-19

The president of the college and the deputy presidents are appointed by order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Health for a renewable term of three years. The chairman of the college is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Approval of the employer referred to in 5° of Article L. 7124-1

Article R7124-19-6

The information provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 7124-1-5 is delivered by any means to the child's legal representatives by the administrative authority defined in article R. 7124-1.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Shared functions

Article R6132-19-6

I.-At the request of the directors of all the establishments that are part of the grouping, in consultation with the management boards, and following a favourable opinion from the grouping's strategic…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional aid to help offset the fall in activity in 2020

Article 919-25

Exceptional selective financial aid will be awarded to the most vulnerable cinematographic distribution companies that carry out quality work and whose activity has been particularly affected by the m…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Updates

Article L224-25-25

I.-The trader shall ensure that the consumer is informed of updates necessary to maintain the conformity of the digital content or digital service and that he receives them: 1° During a period which t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Disputes

Article R2314-25

The Court of First Instance shall give its decision within ten days of the matter being referred to it, without any costs or procedural formalities, and after giving three days' notice to all interest…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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