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Showing 701710 of 19637 articles for Art. CA Paris 6-12-1991 n° 90-10344

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions relating to checks prior to opening a Livret A passbook account

Article R221-124

I. - The information communicated by the tax authorities pursuant to article R. 221-123 may not be communicated to the institution's sales department, which is informed only of the existence of anothe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Biological analyses and screening tests.

Article D1221-12

By way of derogation from the provisions of articles D. 1221-6 to D. 1221-8, an order of the Minister for Health lays down the conditions under which, in order to meet overriding therapeutic needs or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Standing Committee

Article L7123-12

…hich the principle and appropriations have been voted by the Assembly;3° Approving the leasing of local authority buildings and authorising the signing of leases entered into by the local authority;4°…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services.

Article L321-12

…as defined in Article L. 111-6 and situated in the European Union under a co-insurance transaction carried out under the freedom to provide services, and where at least one of the participants is not…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Implementing provisions

Article R4451-127

…xposure, all the results of individual dosimetric monitoring of workers' exposure collected in application of the provisions of article R. 4451-66 as well as the administrative data relating to each w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Failure to comply with the obligation

Article D8254-12

In the light of the documents sent to him pursuant to articles D. 8254-2, D. 8254-4 and D. 8254-5, the Director General of the French Office for Immigration and Integration decides, in accordance with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules common to all types of practice

Article R4321-127

…cle L. 4113-9, the regular practice of physiotherapy, in any form whatsoever, within a company, a local authority, a health care organisation or an institution governed by private law must, in all cas…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-12

…alternative measure to pre-trial detention, impose house arrest with electronic surveillance in the cases provided for by articles 135-2, 145, 148, 201, 221-3, 272-1, 397-3, 695-34 et 696-19. This mea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment and working conditions.

Article L1253-12

…work is performed, as determined by the legal provisions and collective bargaining agreements applicable to the place of work.For the application of these provisions, the conditions under which the w…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-5

A producer, when acting in a professional capacity, is the manufacturer of a finished product, the producer of a raw material, the manufacturer of a component part.Any person acting in a professional…

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