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Showing 35713580 of 42073 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 29-3-1995 n° 702

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL

Article L3221-3

The President of the Departmental Council is solely responsible for administration. He may delegate by decree, under his supervision and responsibility, the exercise of part of his functions to the vi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Surface fresh water used or intended to be used for the production of water intended for human consumption

Article R1321-39

This water is considered to comply with the quality limits set by the order mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 1321-38 when the following rules are complied with:1° The water samples are t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operations.

Article R518-34

To ensure the regularity of payments requested as a result of proceedings for the distribution of the sale price of an immovable, an extract of the minutes drawn up by the judge shall be made by the c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification of the decision

Article R4126-33

The decisions of the Disciplinary Chamber of First Instance and the orders of its president are notified by the court registry to the practitioner being prosecuted and, where applicable, to his lawyer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-32

The public health establishment designated in application of article R. 6111-27 provides care in the prison environment and, where applicable, in hospital, to prisoners whose condition does not requir…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision of the departmental commission

Article A752-3

I.-The form entitled "certificate of compliance" referred to in article R. 752-44-8, a model of which is shown in appendix 7-8 to this book, is dated and signed by the authorised body referred to in a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-3

In the event of maternal, foetal or neonatal pathology during pregnancy, childbirth or the postnatal period, and in the event of dystocic childbirth, the midwife must call in a doctor. Midwives may pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-34

In the event of an infringement of the provisions concerning child labour set out in this chapter, the court may, depending on the circumstances and only in the event of a repeat offence, order that t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR BOOK III

Article R2623-3

I.-The provisions of I and IV of article R. 2621-3 apply. II.-The obligation mentioned in I of article R. 2621-3 may be met by: 1° Setting technical specifications that comply with the provisions of s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-3

The reporting of risk events provided for in Article L. 1414-3-3 is intended to : 1° Enable healthcare institutions, doctors and medical teams to take any useful measure to prevent the occurrence of a…

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