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Showing 19011910 of 53735 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12 January 1999 · Cass. 1re civ. 20 December 2012 · Cass. com. 29 January 2002 · Cass. com. 3 May 2012

French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Specific part

Article A212-128

Candidates who obtain an average of 10 or more out of 20 in all the tests defined in article A. 212-127 are proposed for final admission to the specific part and receive a certificate of achievement.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: European UCITS management companies

Article L532-20-1

The provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 532-18, the first paragraph of Article L. 532-18-1 and Articles L. 532-19 and L. 532-20 are applicable to management companies established in anothe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tests to verify knowledge

Article R4221-12

The skills consolidation course provided for in the penultimate paragraph of article L. 4221-12 is completed on a full-time basis, in a host structure listed in the order referred to in article R. 422…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 6: Conditions for informing relatives

Article R1131-20-5

…to enabling choices to be made regarding genetic counselling in the context of a parental project; 3° the medical criteria which, depending on the type of anomaly, make it easier to identify the thir…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Importation of packaged natural mineral waters

Article R1322-44-20

…edures for issuing the import authorisation, covering in particular the elements mentioned in 1° to 3° and 6° to 8° of article R. 1322-5.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Specific part

Article A212-126

Candidates who have obtained an average of 10 out of 20 or more in all the tests defined in article A. 212-125 will be offered final admission to the examination for the specific part and will receive…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 4: The appeal.

Article 1239

…rwise provided, the decisions of the guardianship judge and the deliberations of the family council may be appealed. Without prejudice to the provisions of articles 1239-1 to 1239-3, the appeal is ope…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Enforcement and sanctions

Article R151-12

…ircumstances or an imminent threat to public order, public safety or national defence, the Minister may impose a measure provided for in I or II of Article L. 151-3-1 after giving the investor formal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-129

…nsibility of a qualified person, who has obtained the authorisation provided for in article L. 5141-12, in facilities which may, where appropriate, be made available by an organisation or company in w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Occupational health

Article R1262-12

In the case provided for in 3° of article L. 1262-1 and when the foreign company is working on behalf of a private individual, it shall join the inter-company occupational health service that is terri…

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