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Showing 581590 of 24930 articles for Art. Cass. 3ème civ. 19-12-2019 n° 18-26.162 FS-PBI

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1200-12

The provisions of articles 1193, 1195 and 1196 are applicable to the judicial measure of help with managing the family budget.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1210-12

The time limit for appealing to the Court of Cassation on decisions handed down in matters of international wrongful removal of children is fifteen days.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Property.

Article 1281-12

In commercial matters, the powers vested in the tribunal judiciaire and its president are exercised by the tribunal de commerce and its president.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Tasks and procedures for designating reference medical biology laboratories

Article D6211-19

I.-Reference medical biology laboratories are designated for a period of five years. For the designation of reference medical biology laboratories, a call for applications is launched by the Minister…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to employee participation in general meetings or section or branch meetings

Article L2363-18

…ich allows, under the conditions provided for in article 4 of article 59 of Council Regulation (EC) n° 1435 / 2003 of 22 July 2003 on the Statute for a European Cooperative Society, the possibility to…

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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 A663-18

The emolument provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 663-18 for the benefit of the judicial representative for the whole of the safeguard or receivership proceedings (number 1 of Table 4-3)…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to French Polynesia

Article D753-18

Article D. 315-2 is applicable in French Polynesia as amended by Decree no. 2020-119 of 12 February 2020.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Loading bays and ramps

Article R4214-18

The provisions of articles R. 4214-9 to R. 4214-12 also apply to the company's external loading bays.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Monitoring of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R5121-187

In healthcare establishments and other establishments with an in-house pharmacy, blood-derived medicinal products are dispensed by the in-house pharmacy on the basis of a medical prescription.The in-h…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Award of sub-contracts where the estimated value of the requirement is equal to or greater than the thresholds for the formal procedure

Article R2393-18

Where the subcontract meets a need whose estimated value, calculated in accordance with the provisions of Chapter I of Title II, is equal to or greater than the thresholds for the formalised procedure…

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