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Showing 56215630 of 47213 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 May 1992 · Cass. com. 19 November 1975 n° 74-10.116 · CAA Nantes 26 May 2004 · Cass. com. 19 February 1979 · Cass. com. 6 June 1972 · Cass. com. 16 January 1985 · CA Paris 17 January 2008

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rights of the owner of the land to which the easement is owed

Article 699

In the very case where the owner of the land subject to the easement is charged by the title to make at his own expense the works necessary for the use or conservation of the easement, he may always f…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Easements deriving from the location of premises

Article 645

If a dispute arises between the owners to whom these waters may be useful, the courts, in adjudicating, must reconcile the interests of agriculture with the respect due to property; and, in all cases,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Termination of management (R)

Article R2221-62

…he situation of the régie's staff is determined by the deliberation provided for in article R. 2221-17 and shall be submitted, for opinion, to the competent joint administrative commissions.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Multi-year global financing plan

Article D6145-67

…has not objected within thirty days of receipt. The Director General of the Regional Health Agency may object to the draft multiannual global financing plan on one or more of the following grounds: 1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Operation

Article R6144-6

The chairman of the hospital medical committee ensures that the committee operates smoothly. In order to carry out its duties, the Institutional Medical Committee shall draw up its own rules of proced…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Availability.

Article R6152-64

I.-A hospital practitioner may, at his or her request, be granted leave of absence : 1° For an accident or serious illness of the spouse or partner with whom he/she is bound by a civil solidarity pact…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Availability.

Article R6152-65

The practitioner's application to be placed on leave or to have his leave renewed must be submitted to the director of the establishment to which he is assigned two months before the date on which the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Availability.

Article R6152-63

The period of compulsory leave may not exceed one year. It is renewable up to a maximum of three years in total.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Availability.

Article R6152-62

Hospital practitioners may be placed on standby either automatically, in the cases provided for in articles R. 6152-37 to R. 6152-39, R. 6152-42, R. 6152-50-5, R. 6152-59, R. 6152-61 and R. 6152-68, o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Availability.

Article R6152-66

…ractitioner on leave of absence ceases to benefit from the emoluments mentioned in 1° of article R. 6152-23. In the event of leave of absence taken in application of 2° of I of article R. 6152-64, the…

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