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Showing 48814890 of 36791 articles for Art. Cass. com. 24 November 1992 n° 91-11.055 · CA Dijon 12 October 1995 · CA Paris 25 October 2000 · Cass. com. 22 November 2016 n° 14-23.658 · CA Versailles 19 January 2016 · Cass. com. 8 July 1997 · Cass. com. 14 November 2019 n° 18-16.807

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation

Article R4021-19

…ency for Continuing Professional Development are subject to the obligations laid down in Article L. 1451-1, Article L. 1453-3 and the first paragraph of Article L. 4113-13. In the event of failure to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Management and information costs and costs relating to the tasks of skills operators

Article R6332-19

The expenditure referred to in article R. 6332-17 of the skills operator is allocated on a pro rata basis of the sums allocated within the framework of: 1° The sections referred to in article L. 6332-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Participation of private healthcare professionals in the work of public health institutions

Article R6146-19

The contract provided for in article R. 6146-17 is signed for a maximum of five years, renewable by amendment. The request for renewal is sent by the healthcare professional concerned to the director…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 180-1

…ur, and that the person under investigation acknowledges the facts and accepts the criminal classification chosen, he may, at the request or with the agreement of the public prosecutor or the person u…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Rules applicable to the assignment and recovery of receivables and the preservation of assets.

Article D214-228

I. - The account specially allocated to the fund, as provided for in article L. 214-173, is a bank account held by a credit institution whose registered office is located in a State party to the Agree…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article R1446-22

…om the plenary assembly of the Regional Conference on Health and Autonomy referred to in Article D. 1446-8, including : a) No more than two members from the college mentioned in 1° of the same article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Administrative levy

Article R512-24-2

The provisions of article R. 512-9-1 apply to samples taken as part of the checks provided for in Article L. 511-14 for samples falling within the scope of Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 menti…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-22-1

In the event that evidence is gathered that indicates the use by an athlete of a substance or method prohibited pursuant to 3° of II of article L. 232-9 in the context of establishing the profile ment…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-24-9

…odian may not delegate to third parties the functions conferred upon it by I and III of article L. 214-24-8.The custodian may delegate asset safekeeping functions to third parties under the conditions…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles.

Article L2261-18

…n possible to conclude agreements for at least five years, this situation may be assimilated to the case of absence or default of the organisations within the meaning of article L. 2261-17 and give ri…

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