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Showing 60016010 of 59235 articles for Art. Cass. com. avis 1-12-2021 n° 20-15.164 FS-D

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Videoconferencing

Article D2315-2

The procedure referred to in Article D. 2315-1 is carried out in accordance with the following stages: 1° The initiation of deliberations is subject to verification that all members have access to tec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition of regional and inter-regional councils and disciplinary chambers of first instance.

Article D4132-2

The regional or inter-regional council of the Ordre des Médecins is composed of six, ten, fourteen or sixteen pairs of full members, depending on whether the number of doctors registered on the most r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article D38

When the expert appointed by the investigating judge belongs to an association referred to in articles 2-1 to 2-21 and the information relates to acts for which this association can act as a civil par…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article D111-7

…enced offerer, including on what falls under advertising within the meaning of article 20 de la loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance en l'économie numérique. Any online platform operator…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-5

Compliance with the creative conditions for cinematographic or audiovisual works belonging to the genres of fiction, documentary and animation provided for in articles D. 331-1 to D. 331-4 is verified…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Conversion of sentences

Article D547

When, in application of article 747-1, the firm part of a prison sentence that has been subject to a partial probationary suspension is converted into a sentence of home detention under electronic sur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration of members of the profession and non-practising graduates

Article D4311-98

On the basis of the information sent to it by the departmental councils, the national council sends the Minister responsible for health and the body responsible for managing the register referred to i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Technical operating conditions.

Article D6322-35

In cosmetic surgery facilities located in a health care establishment, the areas mentioned in article D. 6322-33 and the premises mentioned in article D. 6322-34 may be shared with those available to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: List of essential information to be provided by the State representative (R).

Article D1612-4

The information provided for in articles D. 1612-1 and D. 1612-2, with the exception of those relating to the bases, tax rates and compensation, are communicated to the mayors of the communes and to t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Natural gas distribution

Article D2224-51

The procedures for applying the provisions of Article D. 2224-50 are specified by order of the Minister responsible for energy; they may be adapted according to the number of customers served by the n…

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