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Showing 49314940 of 20930 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 3e – 13 Feb. 1974 – no. 72-14008

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L366-2

…e; " 2° Subject to international conventions, proof of accommodation as provided for in article L. 313-1, if required, and the other documents provided for by decree in the Conseil d'Etat relating, on…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Town Council

Article L2573-5

…OVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2121-1 la loi n° 2019-1461 du 27 décembre 2019 L. 2121-2 la loi n° 2013-403 du 17 mai 2013 L. 2121-2-1 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 L. 2121-3 to L. 2121-6 la lo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Job security contract

Article L1233-68

…ntracts provided for in article L. 1242-3, renewable once by way of derogation from article L. 1243-13, and the temporary employment contracts provided for in article L. 1251-7 ; 4° The content of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to compensation for damage to property.

Article R421-18

…victim or his/her beneficiaries, specifying the policy number. 2. The provisions of articles R. 421-13 to R. 421-16 apply to compensation for damage to property. 3. The guarantee fund does not cover p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hosting of personal health data on digital media subject to certification

Article R1111-11

…fication, and the procedures for implementing the reversibility of the health data hosting service; 13° An undertaking by the host to return all the health data to the data controller at the end of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment

Article R6152-336

…ractise the profession of doctor, dental surgeon or pharmacist, pursuant to articles L. 4111-2, L. 4131-1-1, L. 4141-3-1, L. 4221-12, L. 4221-14-1, L. 4221-14-2, the first sentence of 1° of article L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-23-1

…t de résolution of the appointment and reappointment of the managers referred to in Articles L. 511-13 and L. 532-2, within a period set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The persons mentioned in 1°, a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Inspections and controls

Article L1435-7

…st them. It may, under the same conditions, entrust them with the tasks provided for in article L. 313-13 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles. The Agency's inspectors and controllers have…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-17

…ith the exception of those secured by the lien established in articles L. 3253-2, L. 3253-4 et L. 7313-8 of the French Labour Code, legal costs regularly incurred after the opening judgment for the pu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: The institution and its missions.

Article L741-2

…code.The National Council exercises disciplinary action under the conditions provided for by Order no. 2022-544 of 13 April 2022 relating to the ethics and discipline of ministerial officers.The Cons…

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