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Showing 911920 of 44208 articles for Art. Loi n° 2001-420 du 15 mai 2001

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-15

…g is also notified to the tenant-manager. If, within the following three months, this warning has remained without effect and if the legitimate interests of the collective shop or of some of its membe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Letters rogatory

Article 154-2

…ready been heard as an assisted witness may request by letter rogatory, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 151, any investigating judge to proceed with the examination of that person…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-15

…an Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017. Where the performance study concerns the field of maieutics, the investigator may entrust a midwife or a doctor with the task of communicating to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article R782-15

The Credit Advisory Committee meets at least once a year at the invitation of its Chairman, either on his own initiative or within one month of a written request being made to him by at least ten of i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National medical biology commission

Article R6213-15

The commission referred to in article L. 6213-12 is called the Commission nationale de biologie médicale. It is attached to the Minister for Health. The National Medical Biology Commission is consulte…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds

Article L214-155

Article L. 214-144 applies to specialised professional funds. The subscription and acquisition of units or shares may also be carried out by investors who are managers, employees or natural persons ac…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-15

Any beneficiary may, after accepting the stipulation made in his favour and if the transferability of this right has been expressly provided for or with the consent of the contracting party and the in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-154

…the additional amount required to allocate a share. These reimbursements or payments are neither reduced nor increased by redemption or subscription fees and commissions.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial provisions.

Article R6142-15

The university hospital centre, in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the agreement, is responsible for repairing any damage of any kind caused in the course of hospital activities to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-15

In order to organise collaboration between medical professionals competent in imaging, the regional health agency may, at the request of the professionals concerned, authorise the creation of shared m…

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