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Showing 91100 of 62257 articles for Art. L. 111-10-4 et R. 111-45

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Suspension in an emergency

Article R4113-111

The suspension decision issued pursuant to article L. 4113-14 is notified to the doctor, dental surgeon or midwife by the competent administrative authority by hand-delivered letter against a receipt.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Nature of copyright

Article L111-1

…oys, by the sole fact of its creation, an exclusive intangible property right enforceable against all.This right comprises attributes of an intellectual and moral nature as well as attributes of an ec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of the agency committee

Article R1432-111

Time spent exercising their mandate as employee representatives is automatically considered as working time and paid at the normal rate.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The performance of the duties of clerk of the commercial court by the company and the members.

Article R743-111

The designation "société titulaire d'un office de greffier de tribunal de commerce", to the exclusion of all others, must accompany the company name in all documents and correspondence emanating from…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R4127-111

…changes his or her conditions of practice or ceases to practise must notify the departmental council. The latter takes note of these changes and informs the national council.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: State

Article L111-2

…hubs and guides the development of services and facilities. It provides a reference framework for better use of public resources and sports facilities. It promotes the coordination of the various pub…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Vehicles used for the transport of corpses before coffining (R).

Article D2223-111

…lation such that the overall coefficient of heat transmission is no more than 0.7 watts per square metre per degree Kelvin. For an ambient temperature of 30° C, the burial compartment's cooling system…

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

Article L111-1

…any other benefit provided instead of or in addition to the payment of a price pursuant to Articles L. 112-1 to L. 112-4-1; 3° In the absence of immediate performance of the contract, the date or dead…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: The creditor and the writ of execution

Article L111-3

…on by private deed countersigned by lawyers, filed with a notary in accordance with the procedures set out in article 229-1 of the Civil Code;5° Deeds issued by bailiffs in the event of non-payment of…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: The creditor and the writ of execution

Article L111-5

…a notary in these three départements where they relate to a claim for the payment of a specific or determinable sum of money, or the provision of a specific or determinable quantity of other fungible…

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