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Showing 53715380 of 22872 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 11 Jan. 2023 – no. 21-18.683

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4127-37-1

…se to apply them may only be taken at the end of the collegial procedure provided for in article L. 1111-11. To do this, the doctor obtains the opinion of the members of the care team present, if ther…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: "My Training Activity" information system

Article R6351-17

…as part of the transmission of the educational and financial report provided for in Article L. 6352-11 is kept for the purposes of the control provided for inArticle L. 6361-2 of the Labour Code, for…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Establishment of counsel and submissions

Article 761

…ithin the jurisdiction of the protection litigation judge; 2° In the matters listed by articles R. 211-3-13 to R. 211-3-16, R. 211-3-18 à R. 211-3-21, R. 211-3-23 of the Code of Judicial Organisation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article L4422-5-1

The President of the Assembly of Corsica may decide that the meeting of the Assembly is to be held in several places by videoconference. When the meeting of the Assembly of Corsica is held by videocon…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-22

The profile of bathing waters classified, pursuant to article D. 1332-27, as being of "good", "sufficient" or "insufficient" quality, must be reviewed regularly in order to update it. The frequency an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to professional customers

Article D533-12

…wledge and experience of the market comparable to that of the clients referred to in article D. 533-11. This reduction in the protection afforded by the rules of good conduct shall be deemed valid onl…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-16

…at the B sample be analysed at his own expense, in accordance with the provisions of article R. 241-11, and that if he fails to make such a request within the time limit set, he will be deemed to have…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the preparation of preventive resolution plans

Article A311-4

The preventive resolution plans referred to in article L. 311-8 shall include, quantifying them wherever necessary and possible, the following elements: 1° A description of the legal and organisationa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Fund management.

Article L6332-5-1

…tor is subject to the second and third paragraphs of I of article L. 441-10 and I of article L. 441-11 of the French Commercial Code for the deadline for payment of sums due to training bodies.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R631-15

The remuneration or subsidies provided for in

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