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Showing 751760 of 66606 articles for Art. 1186 al. 2 and 3

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Storage receipts

Article L522-37-3

Fungible goods represented by a storage receipt may be replaced by goods of the same nature, kind and quality. A storage receipt may be issued representing a batch of fungible goods to be taken from a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Critical care

Article R6123-34-3

I.- Holders of designation 1° under the adult critical care modality of article R. 6123-34-1 and holders of designation 1° or 2° under the paediatric critical care modality of article R. 6123-34-2 mus…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Declarants.

Article 395

1. Signatories of declarations are liable for omissions, inaccuracies and other irregularities in the declarations, subject to recourse against their principals. 2. Where the declaration has been draw…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: General authorisation conditions

Article L5125-3-3

By way of derogation from the provisions of article L. 5125-3-2, the optimal nature of the response to the needs of the resident population is assessed solely with regard to the conditions set out in…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4127-37-3

I.-At the patient's request, in the situations provided for in 1° and 2° of Article L. 1110-5-2, deep and continuous sedation causing an alteration in consciousness maintained until death, associated…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Access to documents

Article R8113-3-3

The right to obtain documents or information from third parties as defined in Article L. 8113-5-2 is exercised, in the context of an investigation into one or more offences constituting illegal employ…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Intercountry adoption, conflicts of law and the effect in France of adoptions granted abroad

Article 370-3

…may not be granted if his or her national law prohibits this institution, unless the minor was born and habitually resides in France.Whatever the applicable law, adoption requires the consent of the c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-55-3

…tion on meeting, receiving or coming into contact with the victim provided for in 10° of Article 41-2, this measure is brought to the attention of the victim.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1792-3

The other items of equipment in the building are covered by a guarantee of good working order for a minimum of two years from the date of acceptance.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Hearing and deliberation

Article R532-37

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 532-11, hearings of the Cour nationale du droit d'asile are public.

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