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Showing 691700 of 32644 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 5-12-1984 n° 83-12.895

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-12

No more than one quarter of the capital of a société d'exercice libéral de médecins ou de sages-femmes may be held by one or more persons who do not meet the conditions of the first paragraph or of 1°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L2421-12

The provisions of articles L. 2421-5 to L. 2421-10 benefit all persons who have acquired, for valuable consideration or free of charge, a right of use mentioned in article L. 2421-1, unless the regula…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-129

In order to implement an employee's entitlement to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-125, a collective agreement determines : 1° The maximum duration of the leave or period of part-time work; 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to canvass.

Article D341-12

The information contained in the direct seller file is as follows:1° The direct seller's registration number;2° The name, surname, first names, date and place of birth of the direct seller, natural pe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign nationals whose state of health requires medical treatment

Article R425-12

The medical report referred to in article R. 425-11 is drawn up by an Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration doctor on the basis of a medical certificate drawn up by the doctor who usual…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Withdrawal of residence permits

Article L432-12

If a foreign national who cannot be the subject of an expulsion decision pursuant to articles L. 631-2 or L. 631-3 is the holder of a residence permit this may be withdrawn if he/she is the subject of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-12

Sanctions are determined taking into account: 1° The seriousness and duration of the misconduct or breach complained of; 2° The quality and degree of involvement of the person concerned; 3° The situat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-12

The description includes: 1° An indication of the technical field to which the invention relates; 2° An indication of the prior art, known to the applicant, which may be considered useful for understa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-122

The medical and paramedical staff involved in cardiac surgery include : 1° At least two surgeons, holding a diploma of complementary specialised studies in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery or compe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-12

The provisions of articles L. 4112-3 to L. 4112-6, L. 4113-5, L. 4113-9 to L. 4113-14, L. 4122-1-1, L. 4122-1-2, L. 4122-2-1, L. 4122-2-2, L. 4122-3, L. 4123-2, L. 4124-1 to L. 4124-3 and L. 4124-5, L…

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