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Showing 40014010 of 20000 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 17 April 1985

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transparency

Article R3512-1-6

…The authority responsible for the public Internet site complies with the provisions of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties by completing the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Establishment of electoral rolls

Article R4031-29

…judicial court must be made in the manner set out in the first and second paragraphs of article R. 17 of the Electoral Code. The court will give its final ruling within ten days of the matter being r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article R5422-2-1

…for its receipt, to the regional inter-professional joint committee referred to in article L. 6323-17-6, approved in the region of his main place of residence or his place of work. This request is ad…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R6113-43

…ation of automated processing of nominative information mentioned in II of article 27 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms; 8° The Agency's partici…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Commissioning authorisation.

Article R6312-36-2

…f making up the crews of the medical transport vehicles on the list provided for in article R. 6312-17 and the total number of authorisations to place vehicles in service that it is requesting; 3° Its…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-12

…n the first paragraph of Article L. 5123-2 of this Code or in the first paragraph of Article L. 162-17 of the Social Security Code and for which the company concerned has submitted, or undertakes to s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Notice of payment of the fixed parking charge

Article R2333-120-4

…e or transmitted by dematerialised means in accordance with the provisions laid down in article R. 417-3-1 of the Highway Code. The time is determined in accordance with the provisions of article R. 2…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Content of the contract

Article 1165

In contracts for the provision of services, in the absence of agreement between the parties prior to their performance, the price may be fixed by the creditor, who is responsible for giving reasons fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R773-39

…1-6, the words: "referred to in 9° of Article L. 561-2, and under the conditions defined by Article 17 of Act no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 on the opening up to competition and regulation of the online…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R774-39

…1-6, the words: "referred to in 9° of Article L. 561-2, and under the conditions defined by Article 17 of Act no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 on the opening up to competition and regulation of the online…

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