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Showing 501510 of 45508 articles for Art. Cass. com. 24 May 2005 n° 786 · CA Rouen 8 January 2004 · Cass. com. 24 May 1976 · Cass. com. 16 January 2001 · Cass. com. 14 April 1992 · Cass. com. 15 December 2009 · Cass. 1re civ. 15 October 2014

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-24

…The amount of this contribution is set by order of the Minister for Social Security. This grouping may recruit permanent civil servants, as well as non-permanent civil servants with whom it concludes…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Qualities and conditions required to enter into marriage

Article 154

…mother, between grandfather and grandmother of the same line, or between grandfathers of both lines may be ascertained by a notary, requested by the future spouse and acting without the assistance of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 156

Any investigating or trial court, where a technical question arises, may, either at the request of the public prosecutor or of its own motion, or at the request of the parties, order an expert report.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Payment Security Observatory

Article R142-24

As part of its remit, the Observatory may instruct some of its members to study particular questions and, to this end, set up working or study groups from among its members, the terms of reference and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Pharmacovigilance

Article L5121-24

…21-1 of which it is aware and to set up the post-authorisation studies mentioned in article L. 5121-8-1 within the time limits laid down.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Guarantee trusts

Article 2488-3

…e disposal of the property assigned as security.Where the trustee is not the creditor, the creditor may require the trustee to surrender the property, which it may then freely dispose of, or, if the a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Youth passbook

Article L221-24

Individuals aged between twelve and twenty-five and ordinarily resident in France may only open a Livret Jeune and make deposits and withdrawals from it. If these individuals are under the age of sixt…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Functioning of the groups of elected representatives.

Article L3121-24

In the departmental councils, the operation of the groups of elected representatives may be the subject of deliberations without the decisions relating to the allowance system for elected representati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Conciliation procedure.

Article R611-24

The president of the court may make use of the provisions of the fifth paragraph of

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 16: Medical activity

Article R6123-152

…tion facilities, adapted to the patient's age and autonomy. By way of derogation, the authorisation may be granted to an applicant who has only one form of hospitalisation on his site, provided either…

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