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Showing 47514760 of 52040 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 3 May 2018 – no. 16-23627

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consignments and deposits.

Article R518-34

…and first names of the creditors whose claims have been assessed ;2° The amounts allocated to them;3° A mention of the judge's order which, with regard to taxpayers, discharges the entries of credito…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification of the decision

Article R4126-33

…re also notified, for practitioners in one of the statutory situations mentioned in article L. 4061-3, to the armed forces health service.If the practitioner practises in several locations, the same d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-32

…ises in the prison intended for consultations, care and examinations, and ensures their maintenance;3° It provides for the supply and transport of products and small items of equipment for medical use…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation

Article A752-3

…ppendix 7-8 to this book, is dated and signed by the authorised body referred to in article L. 752-23. The form is sent electronically by the beneficiary of the commercial authorisation to the prefect…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-3

…tnatal period, and in the event of dystocic childbirth, the midwife must call in a doctor. Midwives may provide care prescribed by a doctor in the event of a pathological pregnancy or post-natal perio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
General provisions

Article 803-3

In case of necessity and notwithstanding the provisions of Article 803-2, the person may appear the following day and may be held for this purpose in specially equipped court premises, provided that t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-34

…ent of an infringement of the provisions concerning child labour set out in this chapter, the court may, depending on the circumstances and only in the event of a repeat offence, order that the judgme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-3

The reporting of risk events provided for in Article L. 1414-3-3 is intended to : 1° Enable healthcare institutions, doctors and medical teams to take any useful measure to prevent the occurrence of a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Exploitation in the form of videograms

Article D231-3

…nematographic theatres;2° The date from which exploitation of the work in videogram form is planned;3° A statement from the holder of the rights to screen the work in cinemas specifying the number of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-38

…for the application of this sub-section, in particular: 1° The conditions under which the employer may defer the leave due to the specific needs of the company or its operation ; 2° The conditions un…

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