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Showing 38713880 of 29891 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 10-9-2013 n° 12-22.844

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private practice.

Article R4127-91

Any association or partnership between doctors with a view to practising the profession must be the subject of a written contract which respects the professional independence of each of them. The same…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Tasks and accreditation of associations providing assistance to victims of crime

Article D1-12-11

The approval granted to an association may be transferred in the following cases: 1° In the event of a merger of one or more associations, at least one of which is approved as a victim support associa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-97

…pen to public traffic on 1st January of the tax year. When the riparian property is governed by loi n° 65-557 du 10 juillet 1965 fixant le statut de la copropriété des immeubles bâtis, la taxe est due…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4216-9

For premises located in basements where the number of people exceeds one hundred, clearances are determined on the basis of the number of people calculated as follows: 1° The number of people is round…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryonic stem cell research.

Article R2151-12-6

In the event of a breach of the requirements resulting from III of Article L. 2151-6, the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine may give formal notice to the establishment or organisation t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorising and operating public health establishments and medical biology analysis laboratories

Article R2131-9

The form, frequency and content of the periodic evaluation of the activities governed by this section and referred to in Article L. 6122-10 , as well as the form and content of the annual report refer…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article R122-10

I. - When he receives a request from the beneficiary, the professional responsible for payment of the droit de suite shall pay him the amount thereof within a period which may not exceed four months f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of approval and deregistration

Article L532-10

The AMF may withdraw the authorisation of a portfolio management company at the company's request. It may also be decided by the AMF on its own initiative if the company no longer fulfils the conditio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-10

The doctors of Wallis and Futuna are subject to the disciplinary jurisdiction of the disciplinary chamber of first instance for doctors of the Ile-de-France region. The dental surgeons of Wallis and F…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Continuing training

Article D1442-9

Employee industrial tribunal members benefiting from the leave provided for in article D. 1442-7 are not taken into account: 1° When determining the number of beneficiaries of training leave, as provi…

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