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Showing 36113620 of 58927 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 1-6-2010 n° 09-65.482

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the preparation, assessment and implementation of preventive recovery plans

Article L311-6

The supervisory board examines individual and group preventive recovery plans after an adversarial procedure. If the board considers that a plan has significant shortcomings, it notifies the person wh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: REAL ESTATE SUBJECT TO AN EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF USE

Article L2421-6

After the posting provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 2421-4, the town council, unless it decides to apply the provisions of article L. 2421-9, sends a formal notice to the holders of the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Registration of homeopathic medicines.

Article R5141-69

Any change of registration holder is subject to authorisation from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail. The applicati…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Portfolio transfers between supplementary occupational pension funds and institutions for occupational retirement provision established in a Member State of the European Union or in a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-6

Institutions for occupational retirement provision which have their registered office or main administration in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Article R1411-6

A prefect who refers a public service delegation agreement to the regional audit chamber, pursuant to article L. 1411-18, attach to this referral, in addition to the full text of the act, all document…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4251-6

The commission of medical physicists for the region designated by order of the Minister for Health comprises: 1° The Regional Director for Youth, Sport and Social Cohesion, as Chairman; 2° The Directo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Generic specialities

Article R5121-6

Generic groups without a reference medicinal product, as provided for in Article L. 5121-1, are created in the register of generic groups by decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-80

Unless further information has been ordered, the Investigating Chamber shall rule at the latest within twenty working days of the statement of appeal, by a reasoned order made in chambers. If the Inve…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Multi-year global financing plan

Article D6145-67

The revised multiannual global financing plan for the year is deemed to be approved if the Director General of the Regional Health Agency has not objected within thirty days of receipt. The Director G…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on offering advantages

Article L1453-6

The following do not constitute benefits within the meaning of this chapter1° Remuneration, compensation and expenses for activities provided for in a contract of employment or a contract of practice,…

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