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Showing 921930 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
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4031-20

…onouncing the annulment became final.In the case referred to in the third paragraph of article R. 4031-15, new elections for the union or college concerned must be organised within four months of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Pre-resumption and resumption of work examinations

Article R4626-29-1

A pre-reinstatement examination may be organised under the conditions set out in articles R. 4624-20 to R. 4624-21.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 20-2

…tionals who have the option of renouncing French nationality in the cases referred to in this title may exercise this option by declaration made in accordance with articles 26 et seq. He may renounce…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
X : Special arrangements for the declaration and payment of value added tax on importation

Article 298 sexdecies I

…eding €150 or its equivalent in national currency, the special arrangements provided for in Article 298 sexdecies H is not used, the person who presents the goods to customs on behalf of the person to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical sports advisors to sports federations

Article R131-20

…or regional committee concerned, are set out in the framework agreement provided for in article R. 131-23. When they are recruited or seconded on contract, these agents are assessed, depending on the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-20

…ures laid down by the electoral regulations to allocate the members mentioned in 2° of articles R. 4122-5 and R. 4124-4 to each half. Subsequent renewals of the Disciplinary Boards take place within f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-200

…n from I, if the doctor is unavailable or if the urgency of the situation justifies it, the patient may be cared for without the agreement of the attending doctor, or the doctor designated by the pati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-20

…rian who meets the conditions for practising pharmacy or veterinary medicine in France, as the case may be.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article R612-29-1

…n an application for approval of all or part of a code of conduct submitted pursuant to Article L. 612-29-1. During this period, it may decide to extend this period to six months.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article R2224-29-1

For the application of articles R. 2224-26 and R. 2224-29, the opinion of the deliberative body of the municipality or group of local authorities is deemed to be favourable when the latter, duly reque…

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