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Showing 14711480 of 44278 articles for Art. n° 10-12163 · Cass. com. 3 November 1983

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Liability of establishments with regard to the property of residents

Article L1113-10

…rgency care, or to items abandoned on the departure or death of their holders in this establishment;3° The conditions under which the administration in charge of the estates may refuse to hand over it…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-10

…valent to the share capital. They are subject to the incompatibilities set out in article L. 822-11-3. The conversion into a société anonyme is decided in accordance with the provisions of articles L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-10

I.-Title II of Book I of this Part, with the exception of Article L. 3121-5, shall apply to the Wallis and Futuna Islands subject to the adaptations provided for in this Article.Chapter I of Title II…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Exceptional support measure for artistic agents, communications agents and press officers working in the film industry

Article 919-104

…their activity before 1 January 2018, by taking into account the period between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2019;2° For persons who began their activity in 2018, by taking into account the period…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-10

…he decision handed down, under the conditions and subject to the penalties provided for in article 131-35 of the Criminal Code ; 2° Temporary or permanent disqualification from exercising one or more…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure for appointing liquidators

Article R613-10

…rudentiel et de résolution considers that a liquidator should be appointed pursuant to Article L. 613-24, it shall inform the credit institution, finance company, electronic money institution, payment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation prior to a radiological emergency

Article R4451-100

…signment; 2° Has no medical contraindication to intervention in a radiological emergency situation; 3° Receives appropriate training on the health risks and precautions to be taken during intervention…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Transmission of information for the purpose of registering persons practising or likely to practise the profession of nurse

Article R4311-105

The information sent, pursuant to Article L. 4311-15-1, by the bodies issuing evidence of formal qualifications to the service or body responsible for registering the persons referred to in Article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration of members of the profession and non-practising graduates

Article D4311-101

For the application of article L. 4311-15, the lists of the profession are obtained from the information contained in the register mentioned in article D. 4113-118. The content of each list is limited…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Mediation.

Article 131-10

The judge may terminate the mediation at any time at the request of a party or on the initiative of the mediator.The judge may also terminate it ex officio when the proper conduct of the mediation app…

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