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Showing 24812490 of 36024 articles for Art. Cass. com. 23 September 1982 · Cass. 3e civ. 6 December 2005 · CA Paris 22 November 2007 · Cass. com. 15 January 2002 · Cass. 1re civ. 13 December 2005

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Drawing up agreements with third parties

Article R1261-23

…ment. This draft agreement shall be sent to the body reception facility's ethics, scientific and educational committee for its opinion by the head of the body reception facility together with the appl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Work within the protection perimeter

Article R1322-23

The application for prior authorisation provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 1322-4 to carry out a borehole or underground work within the protection perimeter and the application to occu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Characteristic features of residential premises

Article R1331-23

…cubic metres;2° The other rooms have a surface area of at least seven square metres;3° An occupant can move around safely and easily in the home, taking into account the furniture, equipment and fitt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Assessment of doses to the general public

Article R1333-23

…ing from external exposure to ionising radiation and from the incorporation of radionuclides. It is calculated for a representative person, based on scenarios that are as realistic as possible.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Installation aid

Article R444-23

…epartments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, start-up grants may be awarded for setting up in a vacant or created office as well as for the creation or takeover of a judicial administrator's or judi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Deregistration

Article R521-23

The deleted or expired registration will no longer appear in the results of requests to consult the register.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedural bodies and supervisors.

Article R621-23

Before appointing a technician pursuant to Article L. 621-9, the official receiver shall hear the debtor's observations. However, where it appears justified not to call an opposing party, the official…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Declaration of claims.

Article R622-23

In addition to the information provided for in Article L. 622-25, the statement of claim contains:1° The elements likely to prove the existence and the amount of the claim if it does not result from a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Implementation of the plan.

Article R626-23

The court that decided on the plan remains competent to deal with the conditions of its implementation notwithstanding a change in the place of the registered office of the legal entity or the address…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to sales by judicial tender and by amicable tender.

Article R642-23

…of receipt to the debtor and to the registered creditors with elected domicile whose names are indicated in the order. The controllers are notified by the court clerk. The order produces the effects…

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