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Showing 121130 of 58756 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 June 1984 · CA Paris 2 March 1984 · Cass. com. 2 May 1972 · Cass. civ. 9 May 1962

French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mutual certificates

Article L322-26-9

I.-Mutualist certificates are redeemable only in the event of the liquidation of the issuer and after all preferential, unsecured and subordinated creditors have been paid in full. Redemption is made…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The Chairman.

Article L5211-9-2

I. - A. - Without prejudice to article L. 2212-2, of the present code and by derogation from article L. 1311-2 and the second paragraph of article L. 1331-1 of the public health code when a public int…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation (R).

Article R1221-9-2

The manager of the fund for the individual right to training of local elected representatives informs the national council at least three times a year of the financial situation of this fund. On the b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operating conditions

Article R1435-9-2

…usion of the contract is that of the student's first registration on the roll of a Departmental Medical Council. When the student works as a replacement in accordance with the provisions of article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Vaccination skills of pharmacy students in hospital and out-of-hospital settings

Article R6153-91-2

Students in the third cycle of pharmaceutical studies mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 6153-5 may administer the vaccines listed in 9° bis of article L. 5125-1-1 A to persons whose age…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Searching the directory

Article R53-21-9

…d for the performance of their duties: 1° Experts or persons appointed by the judicial authority to carry out an assessment or evaluation of dangerousness in the course of the investigation, the enqui…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acquisition of French nationality by birth and residence in France

Article 21-9

Any person who fulfils the conditions set out in article 21-7 to acquire French nationality loses the option of declining it if he or she enlists in the French armed forces. Any minor born in France o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Civil status documents concerning soldiers and sailors in certain special cases.

Article 96-2

The effects of the marriage referred to in Article

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-9

…graphic works within the meaning of articles…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of financial securities

Article D211-9-2

The declaration referred to in article L. 211-4 is made to the undertaking for collective investment, to an intermediary referred to in article L. 211-3 or to a central depository when the registered…

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