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Showing 21012110 of 48687 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 11 May 2011 · Cass. 3e civ. 30 October 1984 · Cass. 1re civ. 15 October 1996 · Cass. 1re civ. 21 March 2000 · Cass. com. 12 December 1972 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 July 2010 n° 09-12.055

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R1112-21

Patients may be admitted at their request, with the agreement of the doctor concerned, as part of the private practice of hospital practitioners.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal provisions.

Article R3423-11

…ees paid under illegal conditions. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code. In the event of more than one offence resulting in a repeat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Letters rogatory

Article 154-2

…judges who are considering examining a person who has not already been heard as an assisted witness may request by letter rogatory, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 151, any invest…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental councils.

Article L4123-15

…s territorial collectivity and fulfilling the conditions of eligibility provided for in article L. 4123-5 is at least equal to twice the minimum number provided for the departmental councils.Until suc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-15

When, in the course of his work, the statutory auditor identifies facts likely to compromise the group's ability to continue as a going concern, he informs the directors, in accordance with the condit…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-15

…who was not entitled to do so, or which does not comply with the conditions set out in articles R. 712-13 and R. 712-14, is declared inadmissible.Where the opposition is based on several prior rights…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Identification of accounts

Article L721-15

…ccounts and safes that it centralises in order to carry out the duties assigned to it by Article L. 721-14, for the purpose of recovering all types of public debt. The Institute is exempt from profess…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Pension.

Article D211-15

The terms of delivery referred to in Article L. 211-29 are determined as follows: 1° Financial securities or instruments created physically are said to be delivered if, at the time of the repurchase a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice of the profession by students.

Article D4151-15

…o practise the profession of midwife as a replacement under the conditions laid down in article L. 4151-6 may be granted to student midwives enrolled in a higher education establishment offering train…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-21-2

The statutory auditor who, pursuant to III of article L. 823-18, applying to be authorised to exceed the ceiling on fees provided for in II of the same article shall send the bureau of the High Counci…

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