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Showing 26712680 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
Subsection 2: Samples taken outside health regions where medical biology laboratories are located

Article R6211-12

…n provided for, on public health grounds, in Article L. 6211-16, under which the taking of a biological sample is carried out in one of the health territories in which the medical biology laboratory i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 A bis

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medically assisted procreation with third-party donors

Article 342-12

…ld takes both their names, up to the limit of the first surname of each of them, joined in alphabetical order. In the event of birth abroad, the child's name is chosen by the civil registrar. In the e…

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

Article L214-127

A société d'investissement à capital fixe, known as a "SICAF", is a public limited company whose purpose is to manage a portfolio of financial instruments, deposits and liquid assets, allowing direct…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compliance with environmental obligations

Article 122-18

…l'image animée:1° When submitting the production estimate, a detailed provisional assessment of the carbon footprint generated by the production of the work;2° When submitting the final production cos…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-123

In addition to undertakings carrying on direct insurance operations, including the operations referred to in Article R. 322-135, the companies or funds referred to in Article L. 322-27 whose exclusive…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L5134-120

…tate the professional integration and social advancement of young people in teaching professions, local public teaching establishments and local public agricultural teaching and vocational training es…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-12

…ed by decree, he may revise the authorisation mentioned in article L. 6122-1.From the date of notification by the Regional Health Agency of the proposed revision of the authorisation, together with th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms of self-employed practice

Article R4321-129

…ith article L. 4321-10, he is registered on the roll of the Conseil Départemental de l'Ordre.In the case of practice exclusively at home, the personal address appears on the Order's registration roll.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Workshops and integration projects.

Article L5132-15-1

…tracts with unemployed people experiencing particular social and professional difficulties, in application of article L. 1242-3. During the performance of these contracts, one or more agreements concl…

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