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Showing 53215330 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: Sampling.

Article R5127-5

…s part of an inspection carried out under the conditions laid down in articles L. 1421-1 to L. 1421-3, article L. 5127-2 or article L. 5313-3, a report ; - as part of a procedure to investigate and es…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4431-5

For their application in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, in articles L. 4113-8 and L. 4163-4, the words: "in articles L. 4211-3 and L. 5125-2" are replaced by the words:"in article L. 4…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Insurance against natural disasters.

Article L125-5

…sea, lake and river vehicles, marine renewable energy installations, as defined in article L. 111-6, as well as transported goods and the damage referred to in article L. 242-1.Insurance contracts c…

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

Article L214-55-1

Prior to their appointment, all external valuation experts shall inform the open-ended real estate investment company or the fund management company whether or not they have taken out an insurance pol…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L1221-5-1

The employer shall provide the employee with one or more written documents containing the main information relating to the employment relationship. An employee who has not received the information ref…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Status of the armed forces blood transfusion centre

Article D1222-58-2

The Armed Forces Blood Transfusion Centre may, except in the cases provided for in article R. 1222-58, export the labile blood products mentioned in article D. 1221-67-1 to foreign armed forces and, a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-5

…ed by the public prosecutor or investigating judge, in accordance with the provisions of article 78-3.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the college of resolution authorities and the college of European resolution authorities

Article L613-59-1

…llege of European resolution authorities shall exercise the powers referred to in III of Article L. 613-59 in respect of subsidiaries and, where applicable, branches. These powers include setting the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Status of the armed forces blood transfusion centre

Article R1222-58

…by the Armed Forces Blood Transfusion Centre are not subject to the procedure set out in article L. 1222-3 when they are carried out as part of the centre's mission as defined in 3° of article R. 1222…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Internal control

Article R561-38-9

…ing internal control and the content of the reports on internal control provided for in Articles R. 561-38-6 and R. 561-38-7, as well as the deadline and procedures for forwarding them to the supervis…

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