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Showing 10011010 of 32667 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 13-5-1998 n° 70

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article R134-13

Declarations concerning the registration of commercial agents, changes to their situation or the cessation of their activity shall be made electronically. For all the electronic transmissions referred…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4342-13

The provisions of articles R. 4331-12 to R. 4331-15 are applicable to the provision of services by orthoptists whose declaration is provided for in article L. 4342-5.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for authorising certain research sites

Article R1121-13

The authorisation referred to in article L. 1121-13 is issued after an investigation by a public health medical inspector or a regional health agency inspector qualified as a medical doctor and, where…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tests to verify knowledge

Article R4221-13

I. - Persons authorised to pursue a skills consolidation programme may, at their request, obtain a postponement of their assignment for up to eighteen months if, at the time when the Minister responsi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest and pre-trial detention

Article 137-3

The liberty and custody judge rules by means of a reasoned order. When he orders or extends pre-trial detention or rejects an application for release, the order must include a statement of the legal a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-13

The processing mentioned in article 230-12 may contain data on persons, without age limitation: 1° Against whom there is serious or corroborating evidence making it likely that they may have participa…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-13

Where an application for divorce or legal separation is lodged before the expiry of the term of the protection measures or where the protection order is issued while divorce or legal separation procee…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-133

The maximum period of suspension of the possibility of obtaining equity securities by exercising rights attached to securities giving access to the capital, provided for the application of Article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-13

I.-When, during the performance of a healthcare activity or the installation of a piece of heavy equipment, it is established that the person holding the authorisation has failed to comply with the la…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to practise the profession who are nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R4393-13

The dental assistants' commission for the region designated by order of the Minister for Health comprises : 1° The Regional Director for Youth, Sport and Social Cohesion or his representative, as Chai…

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