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Showing 50715080 of 49463 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 25-2-1975

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4112-2

I.- Upon receipt of the request, the Chairman of the Departmental Council appoints a rapporteur from among the members of the Council. The rapporteur examines the application and submits a written rep…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in exhibiting and manufacturing cinematographic works as a result of the health crisis

Article 919-20

In order to benefit from the registration of sums in their automatic account, delegated production companies shall send electronically, between 1 September 2021 and 31 December 2021, an application fo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Implementation of a removal decision taken by another Member State of the European Union or a State with which the Schengen acquis applies, pursuant to 2° of article L. 615-1

Article R615-2

The administrative authority may, pursuant to 2° of Article L. 615-1, decide to implement an enforceable expulsion decision taken by one of the other Member States of the European Union, the Republic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Partial access

Article R4002-2

In the case of an application for partial access for the purpose of establishment, the competent authority will decide on the authorisation sought after obtaining the opinion of the committee of the h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Self-employed practitioners

Article L6154-2

I. - Only practitioners who have signed the agreement governing relations between the health insurance organisations and doctors referred to in article L. 162-5 of the Social Security Code, and who ar…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article R313-23

When the borrower wishes to make use of the option to substitute the insurance contract provided for in article L. 313-30 before the loan offer mentioned in article L. 313-24 is issued, the lender and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article R236-22

The companies involved in the merger that are registered in France shall file a notice of the proposed cross-border merger with the registry of the commercial court at their registered office. This no…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-2

After consulting the Conseil départemental de l'insertion par l'activité économique, and taking into account the quality of the proposed integration project and the existing offer to ensure a balanced…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-205

I.-When a holder of a home hospital care authorisation and a home autonomy service mentioned in 1° of Article L. 313-1-3 of the Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles take care of the same patient,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 464-2

I.-Where the total term of imprisonment, including any revocation of a suspended sentence, is less than or equal to one year, the criminal court must: 1° Either order that the prison sentence be serve…

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