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Showing 12611270 of 33418 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 29-5-2013 n° 12-10.027

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Individuals

Article 1262-6

Where the judge rules pursuant to the second paragraph of

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Expertise procedure for medical accidents

Article L1142-12

The Regional Commission appoints a panel of experts from the national list of medical accident experts, ensuring that these experts meet all the conditions required to guarantee their independence fro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-12

For their application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia : a) In Article L. 1245-1, the last two paragraphs do not apply ; b) Article L. 1245-5 is replaced by the following provisions: Art.L. 1245-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applications for authorisation

Article R1333-123

I.-If the application relates to the use of ionising radiation for medical purposes, the supporting documents to be included in the authorisation application file are supplemented by the information m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-12

In its deliberations, the Board of Directors sets the general guidelines for the agency. It deliberates on : 1° Multi-year strategic guidelines; 2° The contract of objectives and performance signed wi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Group action

Article R623-12

The individual consumer information measures referred to in article L. 623-15 to which the professional must proceed must include, in addition to any particulars prescribed by the judgment: 1° A repro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R7123-12

Model agencies legally established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area that wish to carry out this activity on a temporary and occasio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-125

Services relating to the allocation of a property to the assets of the sole trader with limited liability (numbers 105 to 108 in table 5) give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Brokers.

Article R131-12

The insurance of the legal entity covers the civil liability of a director, partner or employee of a sworn goods broker, legal entity, meeting the conditions set out in Articles 1°, 2°, 4° and 5° of A…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Transfer of project ownership

Article L2422-12

When the construction or rehabilitation of a structure or group of structures simultaneously falls within the remit of several project owners mentioned in article L. 2411-1 or one or more of these pro…

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