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Showing 23012310 of 34663 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 4-4-1991 n° 89-17.151

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Partial access

Article L4002-4

The application for partial access by the person concerned shall be examined, depending on the case, as an application for establishment or for freedom to provide services in the profession concerned.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Information for guests.

Article R1112-4

In the event that the practitioner who prescribed the hospitalisation requests communication of the file, this communication may only take place with the agreement of the patient, the person with pare…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Human rights

Article L1110-4

I.-Any person being cared for by a healthcare professional, an establishment or service, a professional or organisation involved in prevention or care whose conditions of practice or activities are go…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-4

A bill of exchange the amount of which is written both in words and in figures shall, in the event of a difference, be worth the sum written in words. A bill of exchange the amount of which is written…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Liquidation of the debtor's assets

Article R742-49

The Caisse des dépôts et consignations shall, at the request of the liquidator, pay the creditors and, where applicable, the debtor, within one month of the notification made to it by the liquidator,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L330-4

I. - The rules governing access by payment service providers to the payment systems referred to in Article L. 330-3 must be objective, non-discriminatory and proportionate.These rules must make it pos…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution.

Article R322-47

Draft articles of association must 1° state the object, duration, registered office and name of the company and the territorial scope of its operations, determine the method and general conditions und…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Creation and content of the shared medical file

Article R1111-40

The shared medical record referred to in article L. 1111-14 is created by the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie when the digital health space referred to in article L. 1111-13-1 is opened. The h…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Single risk assessment document

Article R4121-4

The single occupational risk assessment document and its earlier versions are kept available for a period of 40 years from the date of their preparation: 1° Workers and former workers for the versions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6152-4

The job profile drawn up in application of the first paragraph of article R. 6152-6 may stipulate that hospital practitioners, appointed in one establishment, carry out their duties in several establi…

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