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Showing 11111120 of 60652 articles for Art. CISG adopted 11 April 1980 – in force for France 1 January 1988

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma

Article D4322-11

The following are determined by order of the Minister for Health: 1° The conditions of access to studies leading to the State diploma of chiropodist ; 2° The procedures for admission to the training c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma.

Article D4351-11

The training institutes authorised to provide education leading to the State diploma are responsible for implementing the admission procedures under the supervision of the directors general of the reg…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IX: Special provisions applicable to motor vehicle accidents occurring abroad.

Article L421-11

The guarantee fund is responsible for compensating the victims of accidents caused by vehicles whose use requires compulsory third party liability insurance and which are normally based in mainland Fr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to legal entities

Article L123-11-1

…horised to set up its registered office at the domicile of its legal representative and carry on business there, unless otherwise provided by law or contractual stipulations. Where the legal entity is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter II: Organisation and operation

Article R1232-11

The Agency's regional delegate in the department that is the capital of the region submits an annual report to the Agency's Director General on the work it has done to support local authorities in car…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-11

Persons guilty of one of the offences defined in article L. 332-3, the first sentence of article L. 332-4 and articles L. 332-5-1, L. 332-8, L. 332-10-1 and L. 332-19 of this Code are also liable to t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Occupational health nurse

Article L4623-11

The terms and conditions for the application of this section shall be specified by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-117-1

For the application of the third paragraph of article L. 225-132, when the preferential subscription right is detached from tradable shares, it is itself tradable from the second business day before t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order.

Article L4232-11

Pharmacists registered in a Section E delegation elect pairs of delegates for their delegation for a period of six years.The pairs are distributed as follows:1° Two pairs are made up of pharmacists fr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Pre-assessment and request for treatment

Article R6323-11-1

If the employee has a fixed-term contract, he may apply to the relevant regional inter-professional joint committee for a vocational transition project during the term of his employment contract. The…

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