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Showing 79417950 of 24531 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 12-12-2012 n° 11-20.727

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discriminatory refusal of care

Article R1541-1

I.- Pursuant to article 6-2 of organic law no. 99-209 of 19 March 1999 relating to New Caledonia and article 7 of organic law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polyne…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Leave

Article R6152-358

Contractual practitioners are entitled to: 1° Annual leave, the duration of which is defined, on the basis of twenty-five working days, in proportion to their weekly service obligations; 2° Leave in r…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-259

The following shall also be entered in the National Register of Companies, upon declaration by the company at the time of its registration: 1° For commercial companies: a) In the case of an establishm…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-10

In companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the corporate governance report provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 225-37 in addition to the information ment…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financing conditions

Article 311-9

The initial contribution gives rise to the conclusion of a contract with the delegated production company before the end of the shooting or before the end of the production of the animation for works…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1243-10

The authorisations referred to in Article R. 1243-6 may be suspended or withdrawn in whole or in part, pursuant to Article L. 1245-1, and in particular in the event of danger to public health or the e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36-2

I. - The obligations laid down by the provisions of Chapters I and II of this Title, the European provisions directly applicable in terms of the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National biovigilance system

Article R1211-33

The Agence de la biomédecine is responsible for implementing the biovigilance system. Within this framework, the Agency: 1° Leads and coordinates the actions of the various parties involved; 2° Ensure…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals provided for in Article L. 464-8.

Article R464-17

Where the action is likely to affect the rights or obligations of other persons who were parties before the Competition Authority, such persons may intervene in the proceedings before the Court of App…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National monitoring system for medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-43

The Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine is responsible for implementing the monitoring system relating to medically assisted procreation. Within this framework, the Agency: 1° Leads and c…

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