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Showing 19711980 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Interventional activity under medical imaging in neuroradiology

Article R6123-110

…ference to certain procedures mentioned in article R. 6123-107. II - In the event of an exceptional and temporary event leading to a significant drop in activity, the Director General of the Regional…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R321-11

…of the financial year in which they received the declaration of use of these works. This time limit and the accuracy of the amount of payments may only be waived due to causes attributable to the onli…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-11

…his conclusions orally.He may propose one or more of the penalties provided for in Articles L. 824-2and L. 824-3.The restricted formation deliberates without the presence of the parties and the genera…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Pollution of maritime waters by discharges from ships

Article 706-111

…vestigating Chamber or the Criminal Division is brought to the attention of the investigating judge and the Public Prosecutor and notified to the parties. The provisions of this article shall apply to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain activities

Article R4424-11

In establishments and services involved in prevention and care and in establishments providing conservation care, measures to prevent injuries and the risk of contamination by pathogenic biological ag…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent access to the national health data system for certain public services

Article R1461-11

The State services, public establishments and bodies entrusted with a public service mission, mentioned in article R. 1461-12, are authorised to process personal data from the national health data sys…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Help with professional integration

Article L5134-114

…rded on the basis of commitments made by the employer regarding the content of the position offered and its position in the organisation of the structure employing the beneficiary of the future employ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-11

…certificate issued by the training supervisor, confirming that the latter will accept the trainee, and specifying the date chosen for the start of the training period; - where applicable, a document…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 5: Salaried employees

Article R743-139-11

Within one month of his appointment, the salaried clerk shall take the oath provided for in Article R. 742-31. He may only perform his duties from the day on which he takes his oath.Any salaried regis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Duty to comply

Article R752-44-11

If the retail facility created has a smaller sales area or footprint and number of lanes than that authorised under the second paragraph of article L. 752-15 and article L. 752-16, a certificate is is…

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