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Showing 16911700 of 50980 articles for Art. Cass. 1e civ. 29-2-2012 n° 11-12.782

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental committee for psychiatric care

Article R3223-11

The activity report provided for in 6° of Article L. 3223-1 includes the following information:1° Commission activity statistics, presented in the form of a table complying with a model laid down by o…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Work carried out off-voltage.

Article R4534-117

In the event of work being carried out in the vicinity of an electrical line, pipe or installation in the low voltage A (BTA) range, and in this case only, the employer may, subject to the written agr…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-5

The applicant who requests, pursuant to the 6° of article 515-11 of the Civil Code, authorisation to conceal his domicile or residence is exempt from indicating the address in his document instituting…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R221-11

Where a judge's authorisation is required to proceed with the seizure, the bailiff shall bring it to the attention of the debtor or the holder, as the case may be; the authorisation shall be appended…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting payment periods

Article R3133-11

Notwithstanding article R. 3133-10, the payment period is set at : 1° Fifty days for public health establishments and establishments of the armed forces health service; 2° Sixty days for public undert…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-Paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements concerning real estate and landed property

Article A444-116

Services relating to the rules of co-ownership or the description (numbers 94 and 95 of table 5) give rise to the collection of a fee:1° Of 377.31 €, for the drawing up of the deed of rules of co-owne…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-118

Companies that produce substances mentioned in II of Article L. 234-2 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, i.e. beta-agonists, oestrogens, androgens or gestagens, and those that trade in the said s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article R784-11

…R. 613-10 to R. 613-12no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 613-13no. 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 613-14n° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021R. 613-15n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013R. 613-16no. 2014-1315 of 3 Novemb…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-Paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements concerning real estate and landed property

Article A444-115

Services relating to joint ownership or easements (numbers 92 and 93 of table 5) give rise, to the collection of:1° In the event of the creation, amending agreement or transfer of joint ownership or e…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative organisation

Article R232-11

The College of the French Anti-Doping Agency may, within the limits that it determines, delegate decisions relating to the approval provided for in article R. 232-41-12-3 and the Therapeutic Use Exemp…

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