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Showing 961970 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 1: Holders of the state diploma

Article D4321-18

…hysiotherapist masseur is subject to successful completion of a first university year and obtaining 60 European credits from the 2016-2017 academic year. The conditions for admission to these institut…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R742-18

…tor from among the persons on the list drawn up by the public prosecutor pursuant to Article R. 742-5.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Initial risk assessment

Article R4412-97-5

…of this report is defined for each field of activity by the decrees mentioned in II of article R. 4412-97. The technical files referred to in articles R. 1334-29-4 to R. 1334-29-6 of the Public Health…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Implementation of the judgment, compensation and enforcement

Article L623-18

…onsumer, under the conditions, limits and time limits set by the judgment referred to in Article L. 623-5.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article L511-18

The controls mentioned in articles L. 511-16 and L. 511-17 are carried out: 1° At the point of entry into the territory prior to any placing under a customs procedure; 2° When the goods are placed und…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Relations between sports associations and companies

Article L122-18

Where a sports association is subject to the provisions of Book VI of the Commercial Code relating to business difficulties, the sports company formed by it is jointly and severally liable to implemen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-18

Where multiple births are expected, the period of maternity leave varies as follows:1° For the birth of two children, this period begins twelve weeks before the presumed date of delivery and ends twen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Removal of organs for scientific purposes.

Article R1232-18

…e Minister responsible for research decides to prohibit implementation in application of article L. 1232-3, after the establishment or organisation has been given the opportunity to present its observ…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The National Council of Commercial Courts.

Article R721-18

Board members are entitled to reimbursement of their travel expenses under the conditions set by the regulations applicable to civil servants.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article R3332-18

The provisions of article D. 3324-34 are applicable to mutual funds set up to use sums allocated to a company savings plan.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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