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Showing 31213130 of 44027 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 November 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 March 1993

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Duties of colleagues and members of other health professions

Article R4312-31

Nurses are prohibited from engaging or participating for profit in any distribution of medicines, products or equipment.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 13: Judgment adopting the plan.

Article R631-35

The articles R. 626-17 to R. 626-51, excluding article R. 626-18, the second and third paragraphs of article R. 626-20, and of article R. 626-22, are applicable to the receivership proceedings. The co…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting up the dynamic acquisition system

Article R2162-37

The dynamic purchasing system may be subdivided into categories of supplies, services or works defined objectively on the basis of the characteristics of the contract to be performed in the category c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Employment centres.

Article L5313-3

Job centres may take the form of public interest groups governed by Chapter II of Law 2011-525 of 17 May 2011 on simplifying and improving the quality of law.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services.

Article L321-11-3

In the situations provided for in the last two paragraphs of Article L. 321-1, in Article L. 321-1-1 or in Article L. 321-11-2, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may set up a collab…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Advance information of employees enabling them to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in undertakings subject to the obligation to set up a works council

Article L141-32

…he subject of conciliation, safeguard, receivership or liquidation proceedings governed by Book VI; 3° If, during the twelve months preceding the sale, the sale has already been the subject of informa…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval of circuits.

Article R331-39

…t meets the minimum characteristics imposed by the technical and safety rules set out in article R. 331-19 ;2° To determine the arrangements to be made by the organisers to ensure the protection of sp…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Account overdrafts

Article R312-34

The statement of account provided for in article

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-32

…rs in the same manner or under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 4443-3.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article R5322-3

…Directors elects from among its members a Vice-Chairman chosen from among the members mentioned in 3°, 5° or 6° of article R. 5322-1, who exercises all the prerogatives of the Chairman in the event o…

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