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Showing 761770 of 62496 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 1983 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 October 2002 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 May 2006

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Tasks and procedures for designating reference medical biology laboratories

Article D6211-19

…he order establishing the list of reference medical biology laboratories provided for inArticle L. 6211-19 of the Public Health Code. This call for applications is made on the basis of specifications,…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-19

…c accountant shall take out insurance covering the pecuniary consequences of the civil liability it may incur as a result of the acts it performs under the mandate.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the traineeship

Article A321-19

…ed by the candidate in all the eligibility and admission tests is equal to or higher than 10 out of 20.The mark obtained in the optional language test is taken into account, for the calculation of the…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
c: Other procedural acts

Article R40-19

The commission's decision is given in open court. This decision is notified to the claimant and the judicial agent of the State either by delivery of a copy against receipt, or by registered letter wi…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Savings account holders

Article R6341-19

…of the training course costs: 1° Either when State aid is limited to holders of a savings passbook; 2° Or when the training course was completed while the employment contract was maintained and the ti…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-19

…l supervision, a suspended or split sentence or conditional release, the sentence enforcement judge may order, after consulting the public prosecutor, the provisional incarceration of the convicted of…

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

Article L5212-19

The revenue in the syndicate's budget comprises: 1° Contributions from associated communes; 2° Income from the union's movable or immovable property; 3° Sums it receives from public administrations, a…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L172-19

The insured must:1° Pay the premium and expenses at the place and times agreed;2° Take reasonable care of all matters relating to the vessel or the goods;3° Declare accurately, at the time of conclusi…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions governing the entry into or exit from national territory of the elements or products of the human body referred to in Article R. 1245-1, for scientific purposes

Article R1245-19

…import and export of tissues, their derivatives and cells of the human body defined in Article R. 1245-1 for scientific purposes.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article L312-19

…de and in respect of the profit-sharing products allocated to a blocked current account pursuant to 2° of Article L. 3323-2 of the same Code. When the sums deposited in an account or the securities re…

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