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Showing 38213830 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 General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Election of representatives of local authorities and public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status

Article R1213-13

If, on the date mentioned in the first paragraph of Article R. 1213-7, a single list of candidates is submitted for one of the ballots mentioned in articles R. 1213-2 to R. 1213-5, the central census…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions.

Article R2223-13

The state of abandonment is recorded in a report drawn up by the mayor or his delegate after a visit to the site, in the presence of a police officer delegated by the head of the district or, in the a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Electronic voting.

Article D4233-13

…e electors:1° The dates and times of the opening and closing of the ballot ;2° The list of pairs of candidates and their substitutes is ordered alphabetically by a letter drawn by lot by the national…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Duties to patients

Article R4312-13

…their state of health in accordance with their professional skills. This information relates to the care, means and techniques used, about which the nurse gives all useful advice. It is the nurse's re…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Occupational physician

Article R4626-13-1

…ofessor-hospital practitioner in occupational medicine under the conditions defined in articles R. 4626-12 and R. 4626-13. In this case, the provisions of articles R. 4623-4 and R. 4626-9 do not apply…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R814-130

The period provided for in the second paragraph of article 24 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 for the transfer of the deceased partner's shares is set at one year from the date of death. It may…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L612-15-1

I. - The Director in charge of the departments mentioned in Article L. 612-8-1 is appointed by order of the Minister for the Economy, on the recommendation of the Chairman of the College of Resolution…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Disclosure of real estate leasing transactions.

Article R313-13

…e against third parties under the conditions set out inarticle 30 of the aforementioned Decree of 4 January 1955.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-136-1

For the application of I of article L. 225-147-1, the decision of the Board of Directors or the Management Board not to appoint a contributions auditor, and all documents relating to the description a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3-1

Where, in the cases and in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree, the victim's complaint is submitted electronically, the record of receipt of the complaint shall be drawn up in accordanc…

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