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Showing 40214030 of 66032 articles for Art. al. 2 · Cass. com. 26 November 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 January 2009 · Cass. com. 1 March 2011

French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Recourse to arbitration by purchasers governed by private law

Article L2197-7

…is possible under the conditions defined by the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article 713-47

…rson with the supervision and assistance measures, obligations or prohibitions mentioned in Article 131-4-1 of the Penal Code imposed on him, the sentence enforcement judge may, ex officio or at the r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article D2311-7

…detailed subdivision of the functional nomenclature defined by the decree referred to in Article D. 2311-2 and the transaction number, in the case of a vote by transaction. The operation corresponds t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Pensions and compensation for personal injury

Article 775 bis

Annuities and compensation paid or due to the deceased as compensation for bodily injury resulting from an accident or illness are deductible from the assets of the estate at their nominal value..

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6°: Rent and occupancy allowances

Article 775 quater

…surviving spouse or partner bound to the deceased by a civil solidarity pact pursuant to articles 515-6 and 763 of the Civil Code is deducted from the assets of the succession.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Guarantees granted in the exercise a professional activity

Article L7125-7

…sed their professional activity benefit, if they are employees, from the provisions of articles L. 3142-83 to L. 3142-87 of the Labour Code relating to the rights of employees who are members of the N…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Guarantees granted in the exercise a professional activity

Article L7227-7

…ise their professional activity benefit, if they are employees, from the provisions of articles L. 3142-83 to L. 3142-87 of the Labour Code relating to the rights of employees who are members of the N…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Commission de conciliation et d'indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales.

Article R1142-7

The chairman of the commission and his deputy or deputies are appointed by order of the Minister of Justice. In the case of administrative judges, the appointment is made on the recommendation of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation for creation or transfer

Article R5126-77

I.-In application of the second paragraph of I of article L. 5126-4, any changes to the information contained in the authorisation referred to in article R. 5126-75, which do not fall within the scope…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation for creation or transfer

Article R5126-76

The provisions of I of article R. 5126-30, of article R. 5126-31 and, subject to article R. 5126-71, of article R. 5126-33 are applicable to the in-house pharmacies of the fire and rescue services.

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