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Showing 25412550 of 62496 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 1983 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 October 2002 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 May 2006

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R784-3

…right-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 612-2 to R. 612-5, R. 612-6 and R. 612-7n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013R. 612-7-1 and R. 612-7-2n° 2015…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Assignment of receivables as security

Article 2373-2

…en due. If this is not the case, the assignee retains them under the conditions set out in articles 2374-3 to 2374-6.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Role of blood transfusion establishments.

Article R1221-37

…ich relates to : 1° Scheduled autologous transfusions in which the establishment has participated ; 2° Pre-transfusion and, where appropriate, post-transfusion examinations carried out on the patient;…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-32

…any advice advising against or prohibiting bathing, by means of a simple and clear sign or symbol ;2° The results of the analyses of the last sample taken for health monitoring purposes, accompanied…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Termination of service

Article R6152-375

…te for the precariousness of his situation. This allowance is not payable in the cases mentioned in 3° and 4° of article L. 1243-10 of the Labour Code, nor in the event that the practitioner, who is o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article R151-3

The activities referred to in I of article L. 151-3 are as follows: I.-Activities likely to affect national defence interests, participating in the exercise of public authority or likely to affect pub…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 398

…judges. When a trial appears likely to involve lengthy debates, the president of the judicial court may decide that one or more additional sitting magistrates will attend the debates. In the event tha…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
BOOK VI: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

Article R611-3

…uction fee provided for in I of article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Profession of pharmacist

Article L4412-3

In Mayotte, by way of derogation from the provisions of articles L. 4211-1 and L. 4211-7, persons other than pharmacists or herbalists carrying out an activity involving the supply of medicinal plants…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Transparency

Article L137-3

…ion on the type and operation of the measures taken by it for the application of III of Article L. 137-2. This obligation is exercised with due regard for business secrecy duly justified by the servic…

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