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Showing 26412650 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 Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition

Article R6147-120

…atives of patients and their relatives and their alternates mentioned respectively in a, b and c of 3° of article R. 6147-117 are appointed by the Chief Medical Officer of the Armed Forces Hospital in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation

Article L612-12

I. - Without prejudice to Article L. 612-8-1, the full Supervisory Board shall determine the organisational and operational principles, the budget and the internal rules of procedure of the AMF. It sh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Specific provisions for victims of violence and offences committed within a couple or within the family

Article D1-12

…copy to the victim if the latter so requests. When the certificate is drawn up at a later date, he may send a copy to the victim if the latter so requests. The judicial requisition sent to the doctor…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for financial assistance

Article 122-2

…documents specific to each assistance, listed in the annexes included in these general regulations; 3° The documents and information required to verify compliance with the general eligibility conditio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions common to administrative detention centres and premises

Article R744-12

In each place of detention, internal regulations, the models of which are set, for detention centres and premises, by joint order of the Minister for Immigration and the Minister for the Interior, org…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Radiation.

Article R123-128

…ar, unless a declaration has been made under the conditions provided for in 6° and 7° of article R. 123-46. In the latter case, deregistration is carried out within one year of the declaration or its…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-12

…tor and the Accounting Officer, are governed by a collective agreement. Notwithstanding law no. 52-1322 of 15 December 1952, as amended, instituting a labour code in the overseas territories, the coll…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-6 (art R322-29)

…"CE" in accordance with the following layout: You can consult the cliché in the OJ n° 169 of 24/07/2009 text number 11 If the CE marking is reduced or enlarged, the proportions as shown in the above…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to transfers of portfolios of insurance contracts

Article R311-12

When the collège de résolution issues the injunction provided for in 3° of Article L. 311-30, 1° of I of Article L. 311-42 and 1° of I of Article L. 311-48 to a person mentioned in I of Article L. 311…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compliance with company admission conditions

Article 122-9

…the articles of association and, where applicable, any agreement between partners or shareholders; 3° A copy of the declaration, known as the "tax package", drawn up in accordance witharticle 53 A of…

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