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Showing 21512160 of 36260 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 May 1998

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Informing users and expressing their wishes

Article R1521-2

…rom decree no. 2016-1067 of 3 August 2016, subject to the following adaptations: 1° Article R. 1111-19 is replaced by the following provisions: "Art. R. 1111-19.-Anticipatory directives are kept in a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R753-4

…13 to R. 312-17n° 2014-737 of 30 June 2014R. 312-18, with the exception of b) and c) of its 1°.n° 2019-1097 of 28 October 2019R. 312-19, with the exception of 2° of IVn° 2015-1092 of 28 August 2015R.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Professional capacity and training (R).

Article R2223-42

Agents who perform one of the funeral services listed in Article L. 2223-19 must provide proof of sixteen hours' professional training. This training covers funeral legislation and regulations, health…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: The guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article L423-3

…ésolution has taken a decision leading to the liquidation of the company pursuant to article L. 311-19, the rights of policyholders, contractholders, members and beneficiaries of benefits are guarante…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Advertising procedures for contracts for social services and other specific services

Article R2131-15

…shed in the Official Journal of the European Union under the conditions set out in articles R. 2131-19 and R. 2131-20.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3841-2

…July 2022 putting an end to the exceptional regimes created to combat the epidemic linked to covid-19, subject to the following adaptations :1° References to the département are replaced, as appropri…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-14

…udiovisuelle et numérique designated pursuant to IV of article 4 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication finding that the facts are likely to constitute the offenc…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compulsory licences and expropriation for national defence purposes

Article R613-42

Where an appeal is lodged against a decision or order made pursuant to Article L. 612-10 (first and second paragraphs) or against an order or decree made pursuant to

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Refusal to submit to fingerprinting and photographing operations

Article L821-2

…when crossing the border from a country that is not a party to the Convention signed in Schengen on 19 June 1990 without fulfilling the entry conditions provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 20…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees - Representation on outside bodies.

Article L3121-22

…its standing committee under the conditions set out in article L. 3122-5, the departmental council may form its committees and appoint its members or delegates to sit on outside bodies and delegate t…

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