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Showing 351360 of 27264 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 22-7-1992 n° 1258

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions.

Article R2223-22

The articles L. 2223-4, R. 2223-12 to R. 2223-21 do not derogate from the provisions governing military burials. When a person whose death certificate bears the entry "Died for France" duly recorded h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 19: Medical practice

Article D6124-224

I.-The multidisciplinary team of a paediatric medicine unit is trained to meet the psychological developmental needs of children and adolescents. Where appropriate, it sets up therapeutic education pr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-22

If one of the full members is unable to carry out his duties for any reason whatsoever, he is replaced, for the remainder of his term of office, in the order in which he appears on the list, by the fi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIb: Medical regulation assistants

Article L4393-22

A medical regulation assistant may use his evidence of formal qualifications in the language of the State which issued them. He must indicate the place and establishment where he obtained it.In cases…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee

Article R1413-22

The Ethics Committee has seven members. These members are appointed for a term of four years by decision of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, after validation of the list of members by the Board…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 S

The tax credit defined in article 220 quindecies is deducted from the corporation tax due by the company in respect of the financial year during which the expenses defined in III of the same article 2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3141-22

If, in application of a legal provision, an employee's working hours are counted on an annual basis, a company or establishment agreement or, failing that, an industry agreement may provide that leave…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Rules applicable to forward financial instruments and the assignment of receivables before their maturity.

Article R214-226

I.-The cases mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 214-177 and the second paragraph of I of article L. 214-183, in which approval of a specific programme of operations is not required, are a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-22

The profile of bathing waters classified, pursuant to article D. 1332-27, as being of "good", "sufficient" or "insufficient" quality, must be reviewed regularly in order to update it. The frequency an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-22

The following is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros: 1° Without having obtained the favourable opinion of a committee for the protection of individuals and, in the case o…

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