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Showing 40714080 of 21721 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 16 Feb. 2022 – no. 20-11.754

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Departmental councils

Article L4312-3

…r. III. - Articles L. 4123-1, L. 4123-2, L. 4123-7, L. 4123-8, L. 4123-10 to L. 4123-12 and L. 4123-16 are applicable to nurses under conditions laid down by regulation.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article R512-25

…ovided for in Articles R. 512-28 and R. 512-29, any sampling carried out pursuant to Article L. 511-16 includes at least three samples. A report is drawn up in accordance with the conditions set out i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: The Caisse Centrale de Réassurance.

Article A431-1

…holdings in the capital of the sociétés immobilières de promotion defined in Title I of the law of 16 July 1971, when the amount of these acquisitions or extensions of holdings in the capital does no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-19

…ut the analysis programme provided for in articles R. 1321-10, R. 1321-15, R. 1321-15-1 and R. 1321-16 and for the additional analyses provided for in articles R. 1321-17 and R. 1321-18, water samples…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishments and organisations authorised to combat tuberculosis

Article D3112-11-4

The annual lump-sum grant referred to inarticle L. 174-16 of the Social Security Code is set, in compliance with the credit amounts defined inarticle R. 1435-25 of the Public Health Code, taking into…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-24-1

…depending on the case, in I of article R. 632-33 of the Education Code or in II of articles D. 633-16 and R. 634-15-1 of the same code, in order to carry out trade union activities. The representativ…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Life mortgage and transfer advance loan

Article L315-18

…to any compensation or costs payable by the borrower other than those mentioned in articles L. 315-16 and L. 315-17.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Drinks outlets.

Article L3352-6

…mply with an establishment closure ordered or pronounced pursuant to articles L. 3332-15 or L. 3332-16 is punishable by two months' imprisonment and a fine of 3,750 euros.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-11

At the end of the transitional period provided for in C of article L. 2333-16, the increase in the basic rate per square metre of a stand is limited to €5 compared with the previous year.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Accounting and statistical provisions

Article A342-2

The provisions of the second sentence of Article A. 132-16 do not apply to the auxiliary accounts referred to in Article L. 143-4 and those referred to in Article L. 381-2.

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