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Showing 25612570 of 20828 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 Mar. 1988 – no. 86-16362

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Availability to healthcare professionals

Article D3134-4

…althcare professionals are made available to the legal entities mentioned in I of article 49 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service. Before i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Neurosurgery

Article R6123-100-1

Without prejudice to compliance with the provisions of Article R. 6123-98, holders of authorisation for cancer treatment by radiotherapy are not subject to the conditions of thresholds provided for in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff of hospital foundations

Article R6141-64

…undations may be : 1° Civil servants working for a public legal entity mentioned inarticle 2 of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants and placed in a position…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to leave for health or family reasons

Article R6152-819

…o adoption, adoption leave or paternity and childcare leave provided for in 5° of article 41 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service for perio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI: Audiovisual communication

Article L1426-1

Local authorities or their groupings may, under the conditions laid down in the loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 relative à la liberté de communication, éditer un service de télévision destiné aux…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Partial contribution of assets

Article L236-30

…the conditions and with the effects provided for in the second to last paragraphs of article L. 236-15.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-80

Instructions given by electronic means under the conditions defined in Article R. 225-61 involving a proxy or power of attorney may validly reach the company up to 3 p.m., Paris time, on the day befor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The special register of individual entrepreneurs with limited liability.

Article R526-18

The filing in the special register mentioned in article R. 526-15 of the descriptive statement provided for in I of article L. 526-8 as well as the documents attesting to the completion of the formali…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions

Article R8256-1

…by a fifth-class fine. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the Criminal Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article R225-58

The statutory auditors' report, provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 225-88, contains:1° A list of the agreements and commitments subject to approval by the General Meeting;2° The names o…

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