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Showing 41714180 of 24358 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 12-11-1954 n° 691

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health centres.

Article L6323-1-11

I.-Prior to the opening of the health centre and, where applicable, one or more branches, the legal representative of the managing body of this centre shall submit to the director of the regional heal…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Operations of strategic interest to the French economy abroad

Article R442-11-2

The political, catastrophic and monetary risks covered under the guarantee referred to in article R. 442-11-1 are realised under the following conditions.The political risk arises when performance of…

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

Article L2224-12-4

I. - Every water bill includes an amount calculated on the basis of the volume actually consumed by the subscriber and may, in addition, include an amount calculated independently of this volume on th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article R53-8-12

In the case of placement under judicial supervision as provided for in 5° of Article 706-53-2, informing the person and providing the document provided for in Article R. 53-8-9 are made by the investi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Provisions specific to natural persons

Article R123-121-2

When he assigns property, rights, obligations or securities to his professional activity, the individual limited liability entrepreneur shall, where applicable, file, in accordance with Article R. 123…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article R662-12-1

The note by which the president of the court informs the public prosecutor, in accordance with articles L. 631-3-1 or L. 640-3-1, is communicated to the latter by the court registrar. Where applicable…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions.

Article L123-11-6

I. - The following are qualified to carry out, within the scope of their respective powers, the investigation and recording of breaches of the provisions of the articles of this subsection and the reg…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions relating to interruptions of pregnancy by instrumental methods

Article R2212-12-2

In the event of serious adverse events during terminations of pregnancy, the health centre shall inform the Regional Health Agency within eight days. Each year, the health centre sends the regional he…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-15

After it has been issued, the parallel import authorisation is suspended or withdrawn by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R50-12-2

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