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Showing 461470 of 42508 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 October 2012 · Cass. 3e civ. 11 May 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 2012

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Transport

Article L4424-19

…an territorial collectivity decides to subject air service routes to public service obligations, it may, in compliance with the applicable advertising procedures, designate airlines holding an air car…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Continuation of the business.

Article R622-19

…e purchaser has completed the purging formalities or has been exempted from doing so, the purchaser may refer the matter to the judicial court for the purpose of having the registrations struck off. T…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to secure electronic devices enabling a dematerialised official report to be drawn up

Article A37-19-1

…ought before the competent court, the report drawn up with the device provided for in Article A. 37-19 is, at the request of the authority to which the complaint is made, printed on a white sheet of p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-19

…o or more classes mentioned either in 1 and 2 or in 20 to 26 of Articles R. 321-1 of this Code, R. 211-2 of the Mutual Code and R. 931-2-1 of the Social Security Code is equal to the sum of the follow…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National medical biology commission

Article R6213-19

…e up of the members mentioned in I and in 6° and 7° of II of Article R. 6213-17 as well as in 3° to 9° of Article R. 6213-18.The central director of the armed forces health service or his representati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-6

…the basis of criteria defined by the authority mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 2224-19-1 and taking into account, in particular, the size, nature and characteristics of the discharge a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-19

…Article R. 352-2; 4° With regard to diversification effects, insurance and reinsurance undertakings may take account in their internal model of the dependencies existing within given risk categories,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-19

The provisions of articles L. 4112-3 to L. 4112-6, L. 4113-5, L. 4113-9 to L. 4113-14, L. 4122-1-1, L. 4122-1-2, L. 4122-2-1, L. 4122-2-2, L. 4122-3, L. 4123-2, L. 4123-10, L. 4124-1 to L. 4124-3 L. 4…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Central organisation

Article R515-19

…the Government Commissioner to object to this consultation procedure.III. - The Board of Directors may delegate some of its powers mentioned in 3°, 4°, 5° and 12° of article R. 515-18, to the extent…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R581-19

…ansfer of the said person to its territory pursuant to the provisions of Articles R. 581-10, R. 581-11, R. 581-13 or R. 581-14.Where an asylum application has been registered by the French Office for…

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