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Showing 52015210 of 23863 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 February 1960 · Cass. 3e civ. 12 July 2000

French Public Health CodeIn force
Title IV: The interprofessional ambulatory care company

Article R4041-6

…n article L. 1411-11 and, where applicable, secondary care activities as defined in article L. 1411-12, as well as other activities contributing to the implementation of the healthcare project. II - I…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4241-9

…nd examined in accordance with the procedures laid down by the order referred to in article R. 4241-12. The Prefect acknowledges receipt of the application within one month of its receipt and, where a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies.

Article D1862-1

…the conditions laid down by the provisions adopted pursuant to Article 23 of Law no. 2004-193 of 27 February 2004 supplementing the autonomous status of French Polynesia. "III. - For the application o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-11

…oldings in the capital of the company of which it is aware pursuant to articles L. 233-7 and L. 233-12; 4° The list of holders of any securities with special control rights and a description thereof;…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Registration in the file

Article R50-36

…cation of the obligations provided for in Article 706-25-8 and the article 19-II de la loi n° 2015-912 du 24 juillet 2015; h) Where applicable, dates of committal and release; 3° Miscellaneous informa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 7

…mes mentioned in Articles 706-16,706-26and 706-167 of this code, to Articles 214-1 to 214-4 and 221-12 of the Penal Code and in Book IV bis of the same Code shall lapse after thirty years from the day…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Freedom of establishment.

Article R221-13

…o have acquired professional competence in accordance with the conditions set out in article R. 221-12 must apply for a professional licence from the Prefect of the département in which they are estab…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Exit

Article R552-15

…icle L. 552-15, if a person remains in the accommodation after the date mentioned in article R. 552-12 or, where applicable, after the expiry of the period stipulated in article R. 552-13, the Prefect…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R22-10-5

…en to the subscriber; > The date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities 12° The date of publication in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires of the notice provided…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Prescription and orders for professional use.

Article R5132-5-1

…l product that may give rise to a conditional dispensing prescription as referred to in article L. 5121-12-1-1, and without prejudice to the information provided for in article R. 5132-3, the prescrib…

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