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Showing 42814290 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 Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4113-79

…but his share in the profits resulting from the application of the second paragraph of article R. 4113-48 is reduced in proportion to the duration of the period of prohibition. A member struck off th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Contractual obligations of training providers and holders of the personal training account

Article R6333-7

…training account will be recalculated, without prejudice to the penalties provided for in articles 313-3 and 441-6 of the Criminal Code. Entitlements, expressed in euros, obtained as a result of a fra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Hospital duties for odontology students.

Article R6153-71

The hospital odontology students mentioned in article R. 6153-63 are subject to the disciplinary system applicable to students. In the event of a disciplinary offence committed by one of these student…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Consultation of the file and issue of copies

Article 1222-2

The file of the minor under guardianship may be consulted at the court registry by the petitioner, the guardian, the parents or, where applicable, their lawyers, until a decision is made on the petiti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Social alert rights

Article L2312-71

…s, it may refer the matter to the Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1. Without prejudice to its powers under articles L. 8112-1 et seq. and article L. 8113-7, the l…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign national who is a parent of a French national

Article L423-7

…ffectively contributed to the child's upkeep and education under the conditions set out in article 371-2 of the Civil Code, since the child's birth or for at least two years, shall be issued with a te…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article L1424-7

A departmental risk analysis and coverage plan draws up an inventory of the risks of all kinds to the safety of people and property faced by the fire and rescue services in the department, and determi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Authorisation to occupy the public domain constituting rights in rem

Article L1311-7

At the end of the occupation title, the immovable works, constructions and installations existing on the occupied public property must be demolished, either by the holder of the authorisation or at hi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Exercise by a taxpayer of shares belonging to the municipality

Article L2132-7

Where a judgment has been handed down, the taxpayer may only appeal or appeal to the Court of Cassation under a new authorisation.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Mutual assistance for the purposes of hearings, surveillance or infiltration

Article 694-7

…der the direction of French judicial police officers, in accordance with the provisions of articles 706-81 à 706-87. The agreement of the Minister of Justice may be subject to conditions. The operatio…

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