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Showing 31013110 of 64359 articles for Art. L 141-12 and L 141-13

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VIa: Sending in possession

Article 1378-1

Within fifteen days of the drawing up of the record of the opening and status of the will referred to in article 1007 of the Civil Code, the notary shall arrange for the insertion of a notice, which s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Groupement de coopération sanitaire de moyens exploiting authorisations held by one or more of its members

Article R6133-12

I.-The authorisations referred to in 4° of Article L. 6133-1 are the authorisations for healthcare activities and heavy equipment listed in Articles R. 6122-25 and R. 6122-26 respectively and issued b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Local commissions for liberal professions.

Article R6154-12

The members of the Commission de l'activité libérale are appointed by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency.The commission comprises :1° One member of the Departmental Medical Council, wh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary chapter: The commission for the examination of commercial practices

Article D440-13

The appropriations necessary for the Commission for the Examination of Commercial Practices to carry out its mission are entered in the budget of the Ministry responsible for the economy.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Amending entries

Article R521-13

An application for an amending entry shall be made to the Registrar who made the initial entry, even if the place of registration, the registered office, the principal place of business, the place whe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Displays

Article R7422-13

The Prefect may decide to post the regulatory provisions relating to working hours, custom prices, workshop costs and ancillary costs in the town halls of the municipalities concerned, and to give an…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medically assisted procreation with third-party donors

Article 342-12

Where filiation is established under the conditions laid down in article 342-11 by joint acknowledgement, the women named therein choose the surname that will devolve on the child at the latest at the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Training period.

Article R742-13

…e entered on the training register either at his or her request or when he or she is entered on the list of suitable candidates provided for in Article R. 742-16.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Imprest accounts (R).

Article R1617-13

Advance administrators pay expenditure under the same conditions as public accountants. Under the conditions laid down in the act constituting the imprest account, they may be authorised to issue paym…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1 National diploma for thanatopractors (R)

Article D2223-131

The composition, role and operation of the Comité national d'évaluation de la formation pratique des thanatopracteurs mentioned in Article D. 2223-123 and the conditions for organising the examination…

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