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Showing 50615070 of 23442 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 19-11-2020 n° 19-20.405

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Syndicate of communes

Article L5212-20

The contribution of the associated communes mentioned in 1° of article L. 5212-19 is compulsory for these communes for the duration of the syndicate and within the limit of the requirements of the ser…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R1243-26

When they are distributed or transferred, the tissues, their derivatives, the cells or the cell therapy preparations are accompanied by the documents mentioned in Article R. 1211-19 and Article R. 121…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R713-5

The commission's decisions may be contested under the conditions set out in IV of article L. 18, I of article L. 20, I and II of article R. 17 and articles R. 18 to R. 19-6 of the Electoral Code.The a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-12

The minimum duration of the work placement is thirty-two hours per week. The internship is completed during the normal working hours of the internship supervisor. During the last six months of the tra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Business project support contract

Article R5142-3

For the purposes ofArticle L. 242-1 of the Social Security Code, and notwithstanding the provisions of the sixth paragraph of Article R. 242-1 of this code, the income corresponding to the receipts (e…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-10

The Board of Directors, through its deliberations, regulates the affairs of the Centre de ressources, d'expertise et de performance sportive.Its deliberations relate in particular to:1° The establishm…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-16

…oupe and Réunion, aid granted by the State before 3 August 1984, the date of publication of the loi n° 84-747 du 2 août 1984 relative aux compétences des régions de Guadeloupe, de Guyane, de Martiniqu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Criminal provisions

Article L775-42

The articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L111-2

The provisions of Titles I, II, III and IV of this book may not be modified by agreement, except those which give the parties a simple option and which are contained in the last paragraph of I and II…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Import and export for therapeutic purposes.

Article R1235-5

Any establishment or body which imports or exports organs for therapeutic purposes, including biomedical research within the meaning of Article L. 1121-1, shall ensure that these organs have been remo…

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