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Showing 85818590 of 41543 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 4-5-2011 n° 09-72.550

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Military personnel serving in the French army

Article L4061-4

I. - When a healthcare professional who has ceased to be covered by the provisions of article L. 4138-2 of the Defence Code, applies to be entered on the roll of a professional association or on one o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds.

Article R214-203-5

I. - The regulations or articles of association of the specialised professional fund which grants loans specify the date of its liquidation and may provide for a right to temporarily extend its life,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for authorisation and practice

Article D513-11-5

I. - The establishments or organisations mentioned in article L. 513-11-1 shall appoint a person responsible for the collection activity, who shall ensure compliance with the regulations relating to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: EC type-examination.

Article R5211-41

As part of the EC type-examination procedure, the manufacturer must submit to an authorized body for examination a representative sample, called a type, of the production envisaged in order that the b…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Interest for late payment

Article 440 bis

I. - Any tax, duty or charge provided for in this Code that has not been paid within the legal time limit shall give rise to the payment of interest on arrears.Interest for late payment applies from t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the insurance obligation.

Article L211-4

The insurance provided for in article L. 211-1 must include cover for civil liability extending to all the territories of the Member States of the European Community as well as to the territories of a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: APPLICATION FOR ASYLUM SUBMITTED IN RESPECT

Article L754-4

The foreign national may apply to the president of the administrative court to have the detention decision provided for in article L. 754-3 annulled within forty-eight hours of being notified, in orde…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions

Article L2511-45

When the supplementary budget of the commune or the City of Paris is examined, the allocations for the arrondissements may be modified by the city council or by the Paris council, following the opinio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Managing agents.

Article L146-4

The contract binding the principal and the managing agent may be terminated at any time under the conditions set by the parties. However, in the event of termination of the contract by the principal,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of nationality

Article 26-4

If registration is not refused within the legal time limit, a copy of the declaration is given to the declarant bearing the registration notice. Within two years of the date on which it was made, the…

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