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Showing 51015110 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 Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Fixed-date procedure

Article 844

…d to allow the party summoned to prepare its defence. If the defendant has instructed a lawyer, the case is pleaded immediately as it stands, even if no submissions have been made by the defendant or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Home peritoneal dialysis.

Article D6124-88

The healthcare establishment managing the peritoneal dialysis will, at the patient's request or on medical prescription, temporarily transfer the patient to a haemodialysis centre, or, if necessary, r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Home peritoneal dialysis.

Article D6124-86

…ns of safety and comfort. When the patient's condition requires the assistance of a third party who cannot be found in the patient's usual environment, a nurse is called in. The patient and the third…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Home peritoneal dialysis.

Article D6124-87

…competent in nephrology. Where there is a peritoneal dialysis training and monitoring unit, the medical team may be shared by the managing health establishment and this unit. The aforementioned team o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Home peritoneal dialysis.

Article D6124-89

The healthcare establishment has a healthcare team, which may be shared with that of the peritoneal dialysis training and monitoring unit. This team includes nurses who must be trained in peritoneal d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment of tax officials entrusted with certain criminal investigation duties

Article R15-33-29-14

…r at the Paris Court of Appeal. The latter establishes the rating after having received, where applicable, the observations of the presidents of the investigating chambers and the other public prosecu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 A

…lities and their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax authority may, by a general decision taken under the conditions defined in article 1639 A bis, exempt from bus…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Capping based on value added

Article 1647 B sexies

…m provided for the business property tax, the territorial economic contribution of each business is capped according to its added value.This added value is:a) For taxpayers subject to a tax regime def…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-8

Any work carried out on the communal areas of a block of flats used in whole or in part for residential purposes, built before 1 January 1949, which is likely to cause a substantial deterioration in t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-140

…of their department are subject to the following provisions.They include remuneration for all work, care, diligence and formalities relating to the deed or procedure in question.The diligence involved…

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