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Showing 11811190 of 61564 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12 May 2004 · Cass. com. 19 October 1982 · Cass. 3e civ. 4 February 1976 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 June 1982

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-19

…c accountant shall take out insurance covering the pecuniary consequences of the civil liability it may incur as a result of the acts it performs under the mandate.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-19

The competent authority may, at any time, request additional information on the performance study from the developer. Where the competent authority considers that the requirements set out in Regulatio…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L312-19

The borrower may withdraw without giving reasons within a period of fourteen completed calendar days from the day of acceptance of the offer of a credit agreement including the information provided fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Perinatal psychiatry

Article R6123-198

…psychiatry". By way of derogation, the holder of a "child and adolescent psychiatry" authorisation may enter into an agreement with a holder of the "adult psychiatry" authorisation.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-198

…tidisciplinary team, a coordination team comprising at least: 1° A practising home hospital doctor; 2° A State-qualified or registered nurse; 3° A social service assistant, a social and family economi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Medical surveillance.

Article R4542-19

…s will be provided with special corrective devices appropriate to the work concerned. These devices may not entail any additional financial burden for the workers.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Adult psychiatry

Article R6123-191

Exceptionally, depending on care needs, the authorisation holder may admit minors aged 16 and over, if necessary organising the transition as soon as possible to care in a "child and adolescent psychi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Dismissal.

Article 126

Where the situation giving rise to the plea of inadmissibility is capable of being regularised, the inadmissibility will be set aside if its cause has disappeared by the time the judge rules. The same…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-19

…ation of the articles mentioned in this chapter, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may order the temporary closure of the pharmacy.Natural persons guilty of an offence under this chap…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-19

…holding company, a parent undertaking of a finance company or a mixed financial holding company, it may attach to its decision one of the measures provided for in Article L. 517-16.

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