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Showing 731740 of 37356 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 12 May 2010

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Specific provisions for victims of violence and offences committed within a couple or within the family

Article D1-12

…copy to the victim if the latter so requests. When the certificate is drawn up at a later date, he may send a copy to the victim if the latter so requests. The judicial requisition sent to the doctor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions relating to checks prior to opening a Livret A passbook account

Article R221-123

…l respond to the requesting institution within a maximum of two working days. No A passbook account may be opened before receipt of this reply, failing which the institution will be liable to the pena…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Approved federations

Article L131-12

State employees or public servants remunerated by the State may work as technical sports advisors for approved federations, in accordance with procedures defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation.

Article R1243-12

…system is applied.With the exception of establishments or organisations authorised under article R. 1243-3, when an establishment or organisation carries out the activities mentioned in article R. 124…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-12

…results; 5° The conditions of cooperation envisaged with the institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1 in order to promote the integration into employment of the people monitored by the association,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Enforcement of the judgment and individual compensation for damages

Article L1143-12

With the judge's authorisation, the association may call upon any person belonging to a regulated legal profession, the list of which shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, to assist it.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Investments

Article R385-12

Supplementary occupational pension funds may grant unsecured loans under the conditions set out in the fourth to seventh paragraphs of 1° of article R. 332-13.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Interdepartmental institution (R)

Article R5421-12

The departmental councils may, by concurring deliberations, decide either the withdrawal of a department from the interdepartmental institution or the dissolution of the latter. The deliberations set…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules common to all types of practice

Article R4321-126

When setting up or changing their practice, masseur-physiotherapists may publish advertisements in any medium, taking into account the recommendations issued by the Conseil national de l'ordre.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-12

…set by a decree of the Conseil d'Etat, issued after consultation with the Agence de la biomédecine, may benefit from the collection, retrieval and storage of his or her gametes with a view to subseque…

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