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Showing 31413150 of 25706 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 December 1991 · Cass. com. 12 November 1992 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 November 1987

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R3115-12

I. - The Prefect draws up a public health emergency response plan for points of entry where there is a risk to public health. This plan is part of the national public health emergency action plan as p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration of persons likely to to contribute to the care system

Article D4113-122

The national council of the order of the profession or any body of this order authorised for this purpose by the national council carries out the registration provided for in article L. 4113-1 : 1° Pe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R7123-12

…contributions; 5° Proof that a financial guarantee has been obtained in accordance with article L. 7123-19 or proof that an equivalent guarantee has been obtained in the country of establishment; 6° T…

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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
Paragraph 1: General rules governing the composition of assets

Article R214-12

…EEC of 25 July 1978 on the annual accounts of certain types of companies, transposed by Articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-24 of the French Commercial Code, or an entity dedicated to financing a group withi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1 The Training and Employment Committee

Article A142-12

…s Centres; 11° A regional academic delegate for youth, commitment and sport chosen by the President;12° The director of the national service for ski and mountaineering management professions. The memb…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-17

The money market instruments referred to in 2° of I of Article L. 214-24-55 comply with the following rules:1° They comply with at least one of the following criteria:a) They have an issue maturity of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Changes relating to powers.

Article L5211-17-1

…nicipalities under the conditions provided for in 4 of 3° of B of III of article 85 of law no. 2005-1719 of 30 December 2005 on finance for 2006. The return of competences is pronounced by the public…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: International wrongful removal of children

Article 1210-5

…fore the family affairs judge of the court with territorial jurisdiction pursuant to article L. 211-12 of the code of judicial organisation. A request for a ban on the child leaving French territory w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Types of practice.

Article L743-12

…al non-trading companies or in the form of self-employed companies as provided for by the loi n° 90-1258 du 31 décembre 1990 relative à l'exercice sous forme de sociétés des professions libérales soum…

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