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Showing 751760 of 30230 articles for Art. Cass. com. 11-6-1991 n° 935

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Classification of medical devices

Article R5211-11

In the event of a dispute over the application of the classification rules between the manufacturer of a device and an authorised body involved in the certification procedures provided for in this Tit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Provisions relating to the analysis of resolvability

Article L311-11

When individual or group preventive resolution plans are drawn up and each time they are updated, the College of Resolution assesses the extent to which the persons concerned may either be subject to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Invalidity

Article L235-11

When a court decision declaring a merger or demerger null and void has become final, that decision shall be publicised in a manner to be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat. It shall have no ef…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article L722-11

The president of the commercial court is chosen from among the judges of the court who have held office in a commercial court for at least six years, subject to the provisions of Article L. 722-13. Th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The adoption procedure

Article 1175-1

Within fifteen days of the date on which it has become final, at the request of the public prosecutor: 1° The decision pronouncing the full adoption is transcribed into the civil status registers of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Companies opening a first establishment in France.

Article R123-113

The instruments of incorporation of legal entities that are not registered or are governed by the legislation of a State that is not a member of the European Union or not a party to the Agreement on t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2 - Receipt and processing of requests for implementation of the individual right to training

Article R1621-11

I.-An ex gratia appeal against decisions may be lodged with the manager of the fund mentioned in article L. 1621-4.Contentious appeals against refusal decisions are brought before the Administrative C…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Consumer mediation assessment and monitoring committee

Article R615-11

The committee may only deliberate in the presence of its chairman or vice-chairman and at least three of its members. Its meetings are not open to the public.The committee decides by a majority of the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter Va: Divorce and legal separation by mutual consent by private deed countersigned by lawyers and filed with a notary

Article 1148-1

Releases, cancellations of security interests, entries, transcriptions or publications made necessary by the divorce provided for in article 229-1 of the Civil Code are validly made in view of the pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII ter: Placement under mobile electronic surveillance as a security measure

Article 763-11

During the period of placement under mobile electronic surveillance, the sentence enforcement judge may ex officio, at the request of the public prosecutor or at the request of the convicted offender…

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