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Showing 24912500 of 40442 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 24 April 1970 · Cass. 1re civ. 11 December 2001 · Cass. com. 24 January 2006 · Cass. com. 31 May 1988

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-11

…1 or article L. 3212-3 ; 4° The dates on which the information mentioned in a and b of article L. 3211-3 was issued; 5° Where applicable, a reference to the decision to place the person under guardian…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-11

…of the Agency has ruled on its possible withdrawal, and without prejudice to any legal action that may be taken. II - The following changes must be declared in advance to the Director General of the…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article R784-11

…me table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 613-10 to R. 613-12no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 613-13no. 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 613-14n° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021R. 61…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Preferential rights and guarantees for wage claims.

Article L143-11-4

The insurance scheme provided for in article L. 143-11-1 is implemented by an association set up by the most representative national professional employers' organisations and approved by the Minister…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIc : Mobile electronic anti-seizure devices for the protection of victims of violence

Article 1136-22

The automated processing of personal data, referred to in II of Article 515-11-1 and known as the "anti-rapprochement bracelet", is governed by Articles R. 631-6 to R. 631-14 of the Prison Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-11

…f shares or the clauses of agreements brought to the company's attention pursuant to Article L. 233-11 ; 3° Direct or indirect shareholdings in the capital of the company of which it is aware pursuant…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-11

No person may obtain or hold a sports agent's licence if he : 1° Has been the perpetrator of acts that have given rise to a criminal conviction for acts contrary to honour, probity or morality;1° bis…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-5

The applicant who requests, pursuant to the 6° of article 515-11 of the Civil Code, authorisation to conceal his domicile or residence is exempt from indicating the address in his document instituting…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-11

…right and outside the cases provided for by European Union regulations, the customs administration may, as part of its controls, detain goods likely to infringe a copyright or related right. The hold…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-11

…the new system. This substitution is made without application of the fifth paragraph of article L. 112-3. The same applies, where applicable, to adaptations to the provisions of the contracts, in par…

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