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Showing 49414950 of 21445 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 3e 15 janvier 1997 n° 94-22154

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Prohibited games and lotteries

Article L774-44

…ording resulting from L. 563-1 Ordinance no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 563-2 Ordinance no. 2019-1015 of 2 October 2019 L. 563-3 to L. 563-5 Order 2009-104 of 30 January 2009 II - For the application…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approval of the accounts.

Article R144-3

The financial year begins on 1 January and ends on 31 December. At the end of the financial year, the Governor draws up the annual accounts, together with a written report on the situation of the Banq…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Hazardous work.

Article R1334-13

Work carried out in a dwelling or building constructed before 1 January 1949 that causes dust emissions is presumed to be at risk within the meaning of article L. 1334-11 if the measures taken to prot…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 7: Reception, catering, accommodation and maintenance in collèges and lycées.

Article R1614-40-6

The presidents of the departmental councils, the presidents of the regional councils and the president of the executive council of Corsica shall transmit each year, before 31 March, to the education a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Professional capacity and training (R).

Article R2223-48

The vocational training provided for in Article R. 2223-42 is provided by the employer under the conditions set out in articles D. 6321-1 and D. 6321-3 of the Labour Code. When it is aimed at local au…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tests to verify knowledge

Article D4221-9

…sity professors and lecturers; 2° Hospital practitioners governed by the provisions of articles R. 6152-1 to R. 6152-99 and part-time practitioners governed by the provisions of articles R. 6152-201 t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events

Article A762-1

For the purposes of this chapter, the data reported shall comply with the following definitions:1° A previous session of the same event is considered to be one that has not been substantially modified…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Monitoring of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R5121-183

Pharmacovigilance of blood-derived medicinal products involves monitoring, known as traceability, from the time they are manufactured until they are administered to patients. The purpose of this monit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional advisory committees

Article R6113-24

The secretariat of each commission is provided by the departments of the ministry or ministries to which it is attached.The secretariat draws up the commission's rules of procedure, which set out the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 14: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-328

Subject to the age limit extension rights applicable to them under the provisions of article 46 of law no. 87-588 of 30 July 1987 on various social measures, the age limit for practitioners governed b…

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