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Showing 11211130 of 50653 articles for Art. Cass. com. 2 février 2016 n° 14-21739

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-14

…n the statutory college to which they belong, with the exception of : 1° Staff on long-term leave ; 2° Staff members who have been suspended or automatically transferred as shown in their administrati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIc: Provisions applicable to certain breaches of the Highway Code

Article R49-14

The ticket and payment card mentioned in article R. 49-1, if they are sent pursuant to article 529-10, are accompanied by a request for exoneration form specifying the conditions for admissibility of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L490-14

…closed by a decision adopted by the Autorité de la concurrence on the basis of I of Article L. 464-2 and Articles L. 462-8, L. 464-3, L. 464-6 or L. 464-6-1, by the Minister responsible for the econo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Cooperation between the armed forces health service and other health care providers

Article R6147-145

I.-The health professionals and psychologists referred to in article 44 of law no. 85-772 of 25 July 1985 containing various provisions of a social nature, who come under the provisions of article L.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 5: Personal interview

Article R531-14

At the end of the personal interview, the applicant and his lawyer or the representative of the association accompanying him are informed of their right to obtain a copy of the transcript. Where a cop…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules applicable to pledges.

Article D514-14

Pledged assets which have not been released or renewed by the end of the term stipulated in the acknowledgements issued to the borrowers, or for which an additional term has not been granted by the Di…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article R1432-141

Permission is granted to staff representatives and alternates on the committee and, where applicable, to experts called to take part in meetings, to enable them to attend meetings simply on presentati…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article L212-14

…entertainment establishments operated under the conditions set out in the provisions of articles L. 212-2 to L. 212-5, in respect of each of their cinemas and the technical equipment in those cinemas.…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Pre-production aid

Article 322-14

…me creation companies must meet the following conditions:1° Be incorporated as a commercial company;2° Be established in France;3° Have chairmen, directors or managers, as well as the majority of thei…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Procedure for authorising the importation of human body parts or products mentioned in Article R. 1245-1, for the personal use of one or more recipients, as provided for in the second paragraph of II of Article L. 1245-5.

Article R1245-14

…authorised to carry out imports in application of the second paragraph of II and III of article L. 1245-5 shall mention in the annual activity report provided for in article R. 1243-22 the types and q…

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