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Showing 21212130 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Gifts and bequests

Article R3213-11

…as soon as the will is opened, to give notice thereof to the president of the departmental council and to the accountant of the department or establishment. The same obligation is imposed on any nota…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R4422-11

…esignation of a member is received by the President of the Corsican Economic, Social, Environmental and Cultural Council, who immediately notifies the President of the Executive Council and the Prefec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Use of electrical installations

Article R4535-11

Self-employed workers and employers working directly on a building or civil engineering site are subject to the provisions of Articles R. 4226-1 to R. 4226-21.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation of reactovigilance

Article R5222-11

…their representatives, shall appoint a person to be responsible for reactovigilance, whose identity and position shall be communicated to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du mé…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Levy on dividends

Article 117 quater

…the meaning of article 4 B who benefit from distributed income mentioned in articles 108 to 117 bis and 120 to 123 bis are subject to a levy at the rate of 12.8% .For the calculation of this levy, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession of medical electroradiology manipulator

Article L4351-11

The organisations issuing the training certificates send these certificates to the service or organisation mentioned in article L. 4352-1 in the form of certified information.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-11

Any settlement aimed at fixing or settling compensation owed by uninsured persons liable for personal injury resulting from an accident mentioned in article L. 421-1 must be notified to the guarantee…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-11

…ng businesses, in application of Title VI of Law no. 85-98 of 25 January 1985 on the legal recovery and liquidation of businesses or, under the system in force prior to this Law, in application of Tit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition and operation of the Conseil national de la formation des élus locaux (R)

Article R1221-11

The duties of the Chairman and members of the National Council are free of charge. Travel and subsistence expenses may be allocated to them, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the decree s…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Mediation.

Article 131-11

At the end of his mission, the mediator informs the judge in writing whether or not the parties have managed to find a solution to the dispute between them. On the set date, the case returns to the ju…

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