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Showing 54815490 of 25706 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 December 1991 · Cass. com. 12 November 1992 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 November 1987

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1831-1

…ject to the adaptations provided for in III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE FORMING RESULTING FROM R. 1221-12 Decree no. 2021-596 of 14 May 2021 R. 1221-13 Decree no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000 R. 1221-14…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Financial investment advisers.

Article D541-8

…ervice, pursuant to the provisions of article L. 621-15 or as a result of a sanction imposed before 24 November 2003 by the Commission des Opérations de Bourse, the Conseil des Marchés Financiers or t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1526-10

Chapter III of Title IV of Book I of this Part, as amended by Act No. 2016-1547 of 18 November 2016 on the modernisation of justice in the 21st century, is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Resources

Article R121-30

…s de l'immigration et de l'intégration is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Banknotes.

Article D122-11

…e rules for recycling euro banknotes are set out in the Decision of the European Central Bank of 16 November 2010 on the authenticity and fitness checking and recirculation of euro banknotes (ECB/2010…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4113-77

…the liability insurance provided for in the second paragraph of article 16 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4381-78

…the liability insurance provided for in the second paragraph of article 16 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents and European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-1

…2013, hereinafter referred to as the "Unified Patent Jurisdiction Agreement"; 3° Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 of 17 December 2012 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unita…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-158

Under the responsibility of a health executive, the paramedical team working with patients requiring intensive care specific to severe burns includes at least : 1° During the day shift, one nurse and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-155

I. - The medical team of the burns treatment facility comprises at least : 1° A qualified doctor, specialist or competent in anaesthesia-intensive care, or qualified specialist in anaesthesiology-inte…

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