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Showing 29212930 of 42508 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 October 2012 · Cass. 3e civ. 11 May 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 2012

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Provisions relating to the provision or delivery of information or documents on any durable medium other than paper

Article L311-11

…r a period appropriate to their purpose. For pre-contractual and contractual documents, this period may not be less than five years after the end of the contractual relationship. When the professional…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Procedure in the event of an appeal

Article 712-11

The decisions of the sentence enforcement judge and the sentence enforcement court may be appealed by the sentenced person, by the public prosecutor and by the public prosecutor, as from their notific…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Consent to medically assisted procreation

Article 1157-2

…The declaration is recorded in a notarised deed in the absence of third parties.A copy of the deed may only be issued to those whose consent has been recorded.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing of the insurance allowance.

Article L5422-11

The insurance allowance may be financed by flat-rate contributions payable by the employer at the end of an employment contract whose duration qualifies for the allowance. These flat-rate contribution…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Formal notice to reduce the interval between periodic inspections.

Article R4721-11

The Labour Inspectorate inspector may give the employer formal notice to reduce the interval between inspections of work equipment or categories of work equipment as provided for in the orders referre…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Deconcentrated services

Article R8122-11

…xclusive competence of the labour inspector, by virtue of legislative or regulatory provisions ; 2° May entrust the supervision of establishments with at least fifty employees to one or more labour in…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1a: Personnel management

Article R712-11-3

The joint national commission set up pursuant to the article 2 of law no. 52-1311 of 10 December 1952 relating to the compulsory establishment of a statute for the administrative staff of the chambers…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article L621-11

The court seised may order the dissemination, by any appropriate means, of information to the public of the judgment rendered. Where it orders the posting of the information pursuant to this paragraph…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Duties to patients

Article R4312-11

…ly situation, beliefs or religion, disability, state of health, age, sex, reputation, feelings they may have towards them or their situation with regard to the social protection system. He shall assis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules common to all types of practice

Article R4321-116

…tever the content and medium of these documents. The same applies to professional information which may be in his possession. The masseur-physiotherapist must ensure, when using his or her experience…

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