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Showing 55815590 of 49675 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 21-2-2007 n° 06-12.491

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Applications from trade unions and associations

Article R7343-24

Any declaration of candidacy by an organisation must be accompanied by the following documents: 1° A declaration on honour by the representative of this organisation certifying that his candidacy meet…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mission of emergency medical services.

Article R6311-2

For the purposes of article R. 6311-1, emergency medical assistance services :1° Provide a permanent medical listening service ;2° Determine and activate, as quickly as possible, the response best sui…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-20

I.-The budget is drawn up taking particular account of the establishment's project, the objectives and performance contract signed with the State, as well as the agreements signed with the region to w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Validation of data in the National Register of Companies and checks carried out by certain authorities

Article R123-276

Validation of the entries of information and filings of documents provided for in Article L. 123-43 and the checks provided for in Articles L. 123-44 to L. 123-47 are carried out by the president of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-4

I.-To prevent a serious threat to the safety of persons and property, officers of the judicial police and, on their orders and under their responsibility, the judicial police officers and deputy judic…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 4 - Automatic processing of personal data for the purpose of establishing the biological profile of athletes referred to in Article L. 230-3

Article R232-41-2

The purpose of the processing mentioned in article R. 232-41-1 is to : 1° To gather biological information on any athlete within the meaning of Article L. 230-3 who is subject to a doping control; 2°…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-2

I - The value of the prudential technical provisions referred to in Article L. 351-2 is equal to the sum of the best estimate and the risk margin. II - The best estimate corresponds to the probability…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-23

Any loan granted by a credit institution, an AIF covered by paragraph 2 of sub-section 3 or sub-section 5 of Section II of Chapter IV of Title I of Book II, or by a finance company to a legal entity g…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to practise for holders of evidence of formal qualifications as a dental surgeon obtained in the province of Quebec

Article D4111-29

At the end of the third and sixth months, the traineeship is the subject of an assessment report, the model for which is set by order of the Minister for Health. The reports are sent without delay to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to practise for holders of evidence of formal qualifications as a dental surgeon obtained in the province of Quebec

Article D4111-26

The Conseil national de l'ordre will forward the complete application, together with its opinion, to the Minister for Health, who will decide on the application for authorisation to practise.

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