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Showing 24812490 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 General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Imprest accounts (R).

Article R1617-12

…ions under which, exceptionally and with the assent of the assigning public accountant, the advance may exceed this maximum. The advance is paid by the assigning public accountant at the request of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Consultation on the creation of a new commune.

Article R2113-12

…t order of the prefects of the départements concerned under the conditions defined in article R. 2113-1. The results of local elections are centralised by the prefect of the département in which the c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-12

…economic activities produce wastewater with a gross organic pollution load of less than or equal to 120 kg per day, the treatment mentioned in article R. 2224-11 must enable compliance with the qualit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Traffic conditions

Article R4141-12

In the event of a change in the usual traffic conditions at the workplace or in the establishment, or a change in operating conditions presenting in particular risks of intoxication, fire or explosion…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties.

Article R4235-12

All professional acts must be carried out with care and attention, in accordance with the rules of good practice appropriate to the activity in question. Dispensaries, pharmacies for internal use, pha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules common to all types of practice

Article R4321-128

The regular practice of physiotherapy, in any form whatsoever, within a State administration, a local authority or a public establishment is subject to a written contract, except in cases where the ph…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-12

…more than one quarter of the capital of a société d'exercice libéral de médecins ou de sages-femmes may be held by one or more persons who do not meet the conditions of the first paragraph or of 1° to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: The Pay Parking Disputes Commission

Article R2333-120-69

Applications for enforcement under this paragraph may be made without the assistance of a lawyer.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: The Pay Parking Disputes Commission

Article R2333-120-71

…a final decision of that Commission, accompanied, where appropriate, by a periodic penalty payment, may not be made, unless the authority concerned expressly refuses to enforce the decision, before th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: The Pay Parking Disputes Commission

Article R2333-120-70

…r the enforcement of decisions handed down by the Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant may be submitted via the internet-accessible portal mentioned in article R. 2333-120-32 bis. The com…

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