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Showing 39213930 of 57027 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 5 November 1997 · Cass. 3e civ. 5 January 2017 n° 15-12.605 · Cass. com. 3 December 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 18 April 2019 n° 18-10.883 · Cass. 1re civ. 12 December 2000 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 February 2011 · Cass. 1re civ. 6 June 2018 n° 17-17.438

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional transplant activities referred to in Article L. 162-30-5 of the Social Security Code

Article R6123-83-5

…eipt, by electronic means, to the secretariat of the national committee provided for in article L. 162-30-5 of the Social Security Code and, where appropriate, sends its opinion on the application wit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47-5

For the kindergartens mentioned in the first paragraph of article 18 of law no. 2019-791 of 26 July 2019 for a school based on trust, the educational project mentioned in 1° of article R. 2324-29 of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Authorisation to occupy the public domain constituting rights in rem

Article L1311-5

I. - Local authorities may issue authorisations for temporary occupation of their public property, constituting rights in rem, with a view to carrying out an operation of general interest falling with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Aggravated risks

Article L1141-5

…text.On the basis of proposals drawn up and made public by the institute mentioned in article L. 1415-2, the list of diseases and the time limits mentioned in the first paragraph of this article are s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Special provisions for furnished or furnished accommodation, premises used for collective accommodation and tourist accommodation

Article R1331-55

Furnished or furnished accommodation, premises used for collective accommodation and tourist accommodation are subject to the provisions of this section, subject to the specific requirements laid down…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Insurance obligation for organisers of sporting events

Article D331-5

The provisions of articles D. 321-1 to D. 321-5 apply to insurance contracts taken out by the organiser in application of articles L. 331-9 and L. 331-10.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article L612-5

…he Senate respectively;2° The Chairman of the Autorité des normes comptables, or his representative;3° A member of the Conseil d'Etat, proposed by the Vice-President of the Conseil d'Etat;4° A member…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Civil solidarity pacts

Article 515-4

Partners bound by a civil solidarity pact undertake to live together and to provide mutual material aid and assistance. If the partners do not agree otherwise, material assistance is proportional to t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-54

…publication or distribution, the accuracy of the periodic information referred to in article L. 214-53.II. - The provisions of article L. 214-24-53 apply under the same conditions to the auditor of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L713-5

I. - In the event of the dissolution of a chamber of commerce and industry, it shall be renewed within a period of six months. However, if such dissolution is pronounced less than one year before a ge…

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