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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions specific to the modality: "systemic drug treatments for cancer".

Article D6124-134

The holder of the authorisation has the following facilities on the site: 1° At least one hospitalisation sector; 2° At least one technical platform for administering intravenous treatments; 3° Medica…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Payment with subrogation

Article 1346-4

Subrogation transfers to its beneficiary, within the limit of what he has paid, the claim and its accessories, with the exception of rights exclusively attached to the person of the creditor.However,…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1342-9

Voluntary delivery by the creditor to the debtor of the original under private signature or of the enforceable copy of the instrument of his claim is equivalent to a simple presumption of discharge.Th…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formal notice to the debtor

Article 1344-1

A formal notice to pay an obligation for a sum of money shall give rise to interest on arrears, at the legal rate, without the creditor being required to prove any prejudice.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Actions available to the creditor

Article 1341-3

In cases determined by law, the creditor may act directly in payment of his claim against a debtor of his debtor.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1342-7

Payment costs are to be borne by the debtor.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Confusion

Article 1349-1

Where there is joint and several liability between several debtors or between several creditors, and the confusion concerns only one of them, extinction takes place, with regard to the others, only fo…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1342-1

Payment may be made even by a person who is not obliged to do so, unless the creditor legitimately refuses.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1342-10

A debtor of several debts may indicate, when paying, which debt he intends to discharge.Failing indication by the debtor, the imputation takes place as follows: first on the debts due; among these, on…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1342-8

Payment can be proven by any means.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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