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Showing 31113120 of 20369 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 15 Nov. 2017

French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2019

…ten deed registered under the same conditions. The designation of a third party pursuant to Article 2017 and information on the identity of the beneficial owner(s) of the trust referred to in Article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-1-2

…s that they may or, where applicable, must implement pursuant to the second paragraph of article L. 1511-1-1 against the persons whose actions are at the origin of the procedure in question. The corre…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1b: Protection of the identity of certain officials involved in criminal proceedings

Article D8-3

The line managers likely to issue the authorisations mentioned in I of article 15-4 are: 1° For the national police, the directors of the territorial services of the national police, the directors of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-20

…4-13 and R. 3354-14 and one or more expert doctors whose duties are provided for in article R. 3354-15 are entered under a special heading on the list of experts drawn up by each court of appeal in ap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-17

…polling station, composed, except in the case mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 4125-15, of a chairman and at least two assessors, appointed by the Chairman of the Council concerned on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-20

…l determine, as far as is necessary, the procedures for applying the provisions of articles L. 4321-15 to L. 4321-19-7, in particular the representation of professionals in the professional bodies acc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7a: Forestry and insurance investment account

Article D221-126

…s accounts remain subject to this section as it stood prior to the entry into force of Decree no. 2015-31 of 15 January 2015 on the forestry investment and insurance account, unless they are converted…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security.

Article D2123-23-2

…which the elected municipal official belongs for the payment of daily allowances is longer than the 15-day period set out in article D. 2123-23-1, the official allowances are paid in full during the p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D1432-23

…ion of the previous paragraph does not apply to the members mentioned in 1° of I of article D. 1432-15. No person may hold more than one proxy.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security.

Article D4135-23-2

…e regional elected representative is subject for the payment of daily allowances is longer than the 15-day period set out in article D. 4135-23-1, the official allowances are paid in full during the p…

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