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Showing 43414350 of 23442 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 19-11-2020 n° 19-20.405

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1221-20

All the documents provided for in Article R. 1221-19 shall be sent to the Prefect at least three months before the expiry of the approval.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 16: Interventional cardiology imaging procedures

Article D6124-184-1

The authorisation holder is subject to the obligation of quality assurance defined in I of Article L. 1333-19 and in Article R. 1333-70.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article R313-21

Before making the offer referred to in Article L. 313-24, and unless it is clear that this is not the case, the creditor or credit intermediary shall ask the borrower whether the purpose of the credit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Embryo storage

Article R2151-21

When suspending or withdrawing an authorisation to store embryos, the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine organises the transfer of these embryos to another organisation authorised to sto…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R6223-21

Apart from the cases provided for by article 19 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to sociétés civiles professionnelles and by article R. 6223-22 imposing special majority conditions, deci…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-22

The procedures for applying articles L. 222-7, L. 222-8 and L. 222-15 to L. 222-19 are defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Voluntary termination of pregnancy by medication

Article R2311-21

Medicines are administered by a doctor or midwife from the centre under the conditions set out in articles R. 2212-9 to R. 2212-19.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures.

Article R5221-20

The manufacturer may instruct his authorised representative to initiate the procedures mentioned in 1°, 2°, 4° and 5° of article R. 5221-19.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Residence permit commission

Article L432-13

In each département, a residence permit commission is set up, which is consulted for its opinion by the administrative authority:1° When it is considering refusing to issue or renew the temporary resi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-27

By way of derogation from article 231-26, the classification, labels and aid, as well as, where applicable, the direct allocations provided for in…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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