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Showing 22112220 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-11

The expenses of the National Institute of Industrial Property include: 1° Operating and equipment expenses of the Institute; 2° Expenses incurred by France's participation in international industrial…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Continuous monitoring.

Article D6124-117

…ho, due to the seriousness of their condition or the treatment they are receiving, require repeated and methodical clinical and biological observation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Continuous monitoring.

Article D6124-118

The continuous surveillance unit may operate in a health care establishment that has neither a resuscitation unit nor an intensive care unit if it has signed an agreement specifying the conditions for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-11

A Scientific Advisory Board ensures the quality and consistency of the Agency's scientific policy. An Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee, in conjunction with the compliance officer referred to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: National agricultural risk management fund

Article L431-11

The accounting and financial management of the national agricultural risk management fund referred to in Article L. 442-1 is carried out by the caisse centrale de réassurance in an account separate fr…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Board of Directors.

Article R411-11

The term of office for members of the Board of Directors is three years. The term of office is renewable. If a member ceases to hold office for any reason whatsoever, he shall be replaced within two m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-11

The terms and conditions for the application of this chapter shall be determined as necessary by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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

Article L4221-11

…condition but who have both passed the tests mentioned in the second paragraph of the same article and worked in hospitals for six years.Practitioners authorised to practise pharmacy under the provis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Provisions specific to the City of Paris

Article L2512-11

…tities, give its guarantee for loans or grant subsidies to these same entities under the conditions and within the limits set out in Title I of Book V of Part One, Title V of Book II of Part Two and C…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-11

The arrondissement council may be convened at the request of the mayor of the commune or the mayor of Paris. The mayor of the commune or the mayor of Paris is heard, at his request, by the arrondissem…

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