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Showing 10911100 of 58927 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 1-6-2010 n° 09-65.482

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to electronic voting

Article R4311-63

Voting may take place electronically. Electronic voting excludes all other voting methods. The electoral regulations set out the conditions under which nurses who are not equipped for electronic votin…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: The form of bailiff's documents.

Article 648

Any writ issued by a bailiff shall state, independently of the particulars prescribed elsewhere:1. Its date;2. a) If the claimant is a natural person: his surname, first names, occupation, domicile, n…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L356-6

I.-The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall act as group supervisor within the meaning of 6° of Article L. 356-1: 1° When it is the competent supervisory authority for all insurance…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Credit for hours worked

Article R2123-6

…l service or, where they are part of the local civil service, in application of Article 1 of decree n° 2001-623 of 12 July 2001 taken for the application of l'article 7-1 de la loi n° 84-53 du 26 janv…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Calculation of time limits.

Article 643

Where the claim is brought before a court whose registered office is in mainland France, the time limits for appearance, appeal, opposition, third-party opposition in the hypothesis provided for in Ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds concerning the transfer of assets by succession or gift

Article A444-65

Transfers of successive rights (numbers 11 and 12 of table 5) give rise to the collection of a proportional fee:1° According to the following scale, in the case of the transfer of successive rights en…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Water and sanitary installations

Article R1331-60

I.-Collective accommodation and tourist accommodation must have sanitary facilities with a permanent supply of both cold and hot water and with sufficient flow and pressure. The obligation to have hot…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Use and maintenance

Article R1331-63

Furnished or furnished accommodation, premises used for collective accommodation and tourist accommodation, and in particular their sanitary facilities, as well as their communal areas, must be in goo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Equipment

Article R1331-62

Furnished or furnished accommodation, collective accommodation and tourist accommodation must have equipment and furnishings that are clean and in good condition.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Use and maintenance

Article R1331-64

Occupants and operators of furnished or furnished accommodation, premises used for collective accommodation and tourist accommodation shall take all precautions to prevent the appearance and developme…

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