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Showing 22912300 of 34514 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 12-5-2016 n° 15-13.851

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-15-1

A UCITS may enter into the financial contracts provided for in 5° of the I of Article L. 214-20 and entered into on the markets mentioned in 1°, 2° or 3° of the I of Article R. 214-11 or traded over-t…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Leave

Article R6153-1-15

In the event of an accident at work or occupational disease, the junior doctor is entitled to leave for the entire period of incapacity to work until full recovery, consolidation of the injury or deat…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-12

The Agency shall be subject to an administrative, budgetary, financial and accounting system and to State control adapted to the specific nature of its mission and defined in this chapter.The Agency's…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-10

The producer is liable ipso jure unless he proves:1° That he had not put the product into circulation;2° That, having regard to the circumstances, there are grounds for considering that the defect whi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Automatic registrations

Article R123-124

The following are automatically entered in the register:1° Measures of incapacity or prohibition from exercising a commercial or professional activity, managing, administering or directing a legal ent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-12

The provisions of this sub-section apply to any removal of organs, tissues or cells and any collection of products carried out with a view to their use or that of their derivatives for therapeutic pur…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting rules

Article R5315-12

Proposals to sell, contribute or create a security interest in an asset referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 5315-7 shall be sent to the supervisory ministers, together with the draft agr…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Execution studies

Article D2171-12

If the main contractor's team identified in the overall contract has not drawn up the execution studies or the summary plans, it must ensure that the documents it has not drawn up comply with the prov…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of the admissibility decision

Article L722-12

In the event of a direct debit notice being rejected after notification of the admissibility decision, the credit institution, electronic money institution or payment institution that holds the deposi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L3121-12

The president alone has the police of the assembly. He may have any individual who disturbs order expelled from the audience or arrested. In the event of a crime or misdemeanour, he draws up a report,…

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