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Showing 15611570 of 44295 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 9-3-2010 n° 09-13.528

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Emergency medical care authorisation

Article R6123-9

A health establishment whose emergency medicine activity is below a threshold set by order of the Minister for Health may be authorised to carry out the activity mentioned in 3° of article R. 6123-1,…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Terms and conditions of self-employed practice.

Article R4322-90

In the event of the death of a chiropodist, the regional or inter-regional council of the association may, at the request of the heirs or, failing this, the authorised representative appointed underar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article D6124-91

For any patient whose condition requires general or loco-regional anaesthesia, health establishments, including alternative care facilities, provide the following guarantees: 1° A pre-anaesthetic cons…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Access to payment accounts

Article D133-9

The notification referred to in Article 33(3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2018/389 of 27 November 2017 shall be made to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, in accordan…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the issuing of a European protection order by the French authorities

Article 696-92

The public prosecutor checks whether the decision establishing the protective measure was adopted in an adversarial procedure. If this is not the case, the public prosecutor notifies the offender of t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 972 ter

For the application of article 965 and under the same conditions, shares in property investment companies mentioned in I of article 208 C when the taxpayer holds, directly and, where applicable, indir…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Subscription of shares

Article L214-96

All subscriptions are recorded in a subscription form drawn up in accordance with conditions laid down by decree.At least one quarter of the nominal value of shares subscribed for in cash must be paid…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction and procedure before courts of first instance

Article 712-9

If the non-detained sentenced person, duly summoned to the address declared to the sentence enforcement judge under whose supervision he or she is placed, fails, without legitimate reason, to attend t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIa : Changing the sex indication in civil status records

Article 1055-9

The court orders the change of forenames in the civil status records of the spouses, and, where applicable, the children, after noting the consent of the interested parties or their legal representati…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Common provisions.

Article A432-9

With regard to cover for foreign exchange risk relating to import transactions, the loss or profit that may result from a difference between the purchase price of the foreign currency and the price on…

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