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Showing 33313340 of 49367 articles for Art. Cass. com. 6 June 1990 · Cass. com. 3 June 2014 · Cass. 1re civ. 8 January 2002

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L613-50-8

…t of the sums in question, a claim benefiting from the preferential right provided for inArticle L. 611-11 of the French Commercial Code against either the person subject to resolution proceedings or,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transport of the body before committal (R).

Article R2213-8-1

…not fall into the category of those required to have a mortuary in accordance with l'article L. 2223-39, on condition that he certifies in writing that it has been impossible for him to contact or fi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-8

Compensation awarded under this section may not be combined with that awarded, where applicable, under Articles L. 1142-14, L. 1142-15, L. 1142-17, L. 1142-20 and L. 1142-21, nor with compensation of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Discharge from hospital.

Article R1112-65

Subject to the special case of premature babies, medical necessity or cases of force majeure established by the doctor in charge of the department, newborn babies leave the establishment at the same t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of the national conference

Article R 1424-62

…ecessary, the deliberation may be organised in accordance with the procedures set out in Decree no. 2014-1627 of 26 December 2014 on the procedures for organising remote deliberations of collegiate ad…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-8-1

The medicinal products mentioned in II and III of article L. 5124-8 are manufactured in accordance with the good practices provided for in article L. 5138-3, subject to adaptations made necessary by s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Dispensing to the public

Article R5126-62

…for health and social security, in the case of a medicinal product mentioned in 2° of Article R. 5126-61, or the Director General of the Agency, in the case of a medicinal product mentioned in 3° of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article D214-80-1

…ons charged for the management, marketing and investment of the funds referred to in Article D. 214-80 are broken down into the following aggregate categories, according to the types defined by the Au…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Circulation of the Pacific franc

Article L721-6

…e of 5 CFP francs and are made according to the following rounding rules:1° Amounts ending in 1, 2, 6 and 7 are rounded down to the nearest multiple of 5;2° Amounts ending in 3, 4, 8 and 9 are rounded…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: The Director (R)

Article R2221-68

…of the mayor, current sales and purchases, under the conditions set by the articles of association; 3° He is replaced, in the event of absence or impediment, by one of the department's civil servants…

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