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Showing 26012610 of 32005 articles for Art. Cass. com. 15 October 1996 n° 94-18.903 · CA Paris 7 November 2014 n° 12/17749

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

Article R4321-122

The masseur-physiotherapist shall indicate on his prescription forms and other professional documents: 1° His surname, first names, professional postal and electronic address, telephone number and ide…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-12

…pursuant to Article 16f of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use, registration is ob…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Execution time for payment transactions and value dates

Article L133-12

…to the provisions of Article L. 133-1, the provisions of this section apply to payment transactions carried out in euros and to payment transactions involving a single conversion between the euro and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-128

The Board of Directors or the Management Board of the SICAF sets its investment strategy in accordance with conditions defined by decree. This strategy and the planned distribution policy are set out…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions.

Article L1271-12

…that all the company's employees may also benefit from this voucher in accordance with the same allocation rules. In this case, the payment voucher is issued with a face value which may not exceed an…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Direct payment at the request of a body responsible for paying family benefits

Article R213-12

…o the provisions of the third paragraph of I of article R. 582-8 of the Social Security Code in the case of financial intermediation, the body responsible for paying family benefits shall notify the g…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-12

The description includes: 1° An indication of the technical field to which the invention relates; 2° An indication of the prior art, known to the applicant, which may be considered useful for understa…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Distribution of funds outside of enforcement proceedings.

Article 1281-4

The person responsible for distribution shall draw up a draft allocation within two months of the last notice provided for in the second paragraph of Article 1281-3.He shall notify it to the debtor an…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-12

…o the amount defined in the previous paragraph less the amount of interest credited to the mathematical provisions and increased, where applicable, by an amount equal to the sum, contract by contract,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract

Article L5134-125

…of twelve months, renewable if necessary, up to a total period of thirty-six months, with a view to carrying out an educational support activity compatible, for the beneficiary student, with the pursu…

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