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Showing 10211030 of 62366 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 1-3-1995 n° 147

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Commissions responsible for applications for authorisation to practise by doctors with hospital and university qualifications

Article D4111-13-3

A commission for authorisation to practise, reporting to the Minister for Health, assesses the competence in the speciality of applicants for authorisation to practise the medicine referred to in arti…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L211-3-1

The beneficiaries of the rights opened up by Article L. 218-2 may not prohibit: 1° Acts of hyperlinking; 2° The use of isolated words or very short extracts from a press publication. This exception ma…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-10-3

At the request of one of the parties to the approved agreement, the president of the court, if he finds that the undertakings resulting from the agreement have not been performed, shall order the agre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Conditions for opening a judicial liquidation.

Article L640-3-1

Where it is brought to the attention of the president of the court, information showing that the conditions of article L. 640-1 have been met, he shall inform the Public Prosecutor's Office by means o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Financial provisions

Article L3443-3-1

The fraction of the excise duty on tobacco mentioned in article L. 314-1 of the code of taxes on goods and services levied in overseas France is allocated to the department in which it is released for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Suspicious transaction reports

Article L621-17-3

When the AMF forwards certain facts or information to the Financial Public Prosecutor pursuant to Article L. 621-20-1, certain facts or information to the Financial Public Prosecutor, the report or no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-31-1

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency may grant the dispensatory authorisation provided for in Article L. 6122-9-1 to one or more health establishments, with immediate effect and for a pe…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial assistance and exemptions.

Article L5134-30-1

The amount of work integration aid paid under an employment support contract may not exceed 95% of the gross amount of the minimum growth wage per hour worked, up to the limit of the legal working wee…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 63-3-1

From the outset of police custody, the person may ask to be assisted by a lawyer. If they are unable to appoint one or if the chosen lawyer cannot be contacted, they may request that one be appointed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions applicable to cross-border service providers

Article R123-30-1

Persons legally established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who wish to carry out on national territory on a temporary or occasion…

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