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Showing 931940 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 Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Receipts and warrants

Article R522-23

…imit of the sum loaned; 2° Deposit of the surplus, if any, due to the bearer of the receipt, in the case provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 522-32.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Classification of liens

Article 2332-4

Unless otherwise provided by special law, the preferential right conferred by the pledge ranks pari passu with the building lessor's lien.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Representation of professional platform organisations

Article L7343-23

…rsuant to this section, the organisations referred to in Article L. 7343-21 shall submit their applications to the Autorité des relations sociales des plateformes d'emploi referred to in Article L. 73…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Arbitration proceedings and awards

Article 1513

If the arbitration agreement is silent, the award shall be made by a majority of votes. It shall be signed by all the arbitrators. However, if a minority of them refuse to sign it, the others shall me…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article R224-22

The professional who markets maintenance or repair services for passenger cars and vans defined in article R. 311-1 of the Highway Code allows consumers to opt to use spare parts from the circular eco…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police.

Article L2512-13

I.-In the City of Paris, the Prefect of Police exercises the powers and duties conferred upon him by the Consuls' decree of 12 messidor an VIII which determines the duties of the Prefect of Police in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 13: Interventional activity under medical imaging in cardiology

Article R6123-130

…t atrial and atrioventricular ablation, and for fitting defibrillators and multisite pacemakers; 3° Category C, including, in addition to the procedures authorised under category B, atrial ablation pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 13: Interventional activity under medical imaging in cardiology

Article R6123-131

…l rhythmology" modality, option D, authorisation may only be granted if the holder has an intensive care unit on site. II.-For the "congenital cardiopathies excluding rhythmology" modality, option B,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 13: Interventional activity under medical imaging in cardiology

Article R6123-133

…granted if the holder has access, within a timeframe that is compatible with the safety of patient care, to on-site or contracted access to medical biology examinations. II.-With the exception of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 13: Interventional activity under medical imaging in cardiology

Article R6123-132

I.-For the "interventional rhythmology" modality, category D, and the "congenital cardiopathies excluding rhythmology" modality, category B, authorisation may only be granted if the holder has authori…

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