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Showing 52815290 of 61096 articles for Art. L 143-20 · CA Paris 2 November 1923 · CA Paris 4 December 1912

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article L2223-25

I.- The authorisation provided for in article L. 2223-23 may be suspended for a maximum period of one year or withdrawn, after formal notice, by the representative of the State in the département wher…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health establishments responsible for psychiatric care without consent.

Article L3222-2

When a patient hospitalised in an establishment other than those mentioned in article L. 3222-1 is suffering from a mental disorder as defined either in I of article L. 3212-1 or in article L. 3213-1,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Operation of the company

Article L4042-2

Each member of the interprofessional outpatient healthcare company is liable for the professional acts he performs in the context of the activities provided for in the company's articles of associatio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Procedure for pre-marketing AIFs in France or in an EU Member State other than France (article L. 214-24-2-1)

Article L214-24-2-1

Any French portfolio management company may pre-market units or shares of a European Union AIF to professional clients in France or in another Member State of the European Union under conditions laid…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L930-2

For the application of this Code in the Territory, the terms listed below are replaced as follows:1° "Tribunal judiciaire" by "tribunal de première instance";2° "Tribunal de commerce" or "justice cons…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-25

In the absence of an amicable agreement, compensation is set by the expropriation judge on the basis of : 1° The value of the property at the date of the decision establishing the easement, based on t…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-21

…he easement is created by a reasoned decision of the competent administrative authority on a proposal from the deliberative body of the commune, group of communes, département or mixed syndicate conce…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-22

This decision defines the route, width and characteristics of the easement, as well as the conditions to which completion of the work is subject. Where applicable, it defines the conditions and any pr…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-26

Improvements made after the date defined in article L. 342-25 are presumed to have been made with the aim of obtaining higher compensation, in the absence of proof to the contrary. In order to establi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L313-2

Excluded from the scope of this chapter are: 1° Loans granted to legal persons governed by public law; 2° Those intended, in any form whatsoever, to finance a professional activity, in particular that…

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