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Showing 23512360 of 56566 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 11-1-1989 n° 87-12.720

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Group Medical Committee

Article D6132-9-11

The Chairman of the Group Medical Commission is provided with the necessary resources to ensure that the body functions properly. The governance charter referred to in article L. 6132-2-1 sets out the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Application to the armed forces health service

Article R6113-11-4

The provisions of articles R. 6113-2, R. 6113-4 and R. 6113-7 are applicable to army hospitals. For the application of the provisions of articles R. 6113-1, R. 6113-9-1 and R. 6113-11, army hospitals…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIX: Procedure applicable to sexual offences and the protection of minors who are victims

Article D47-11-4

In order to allow the public prosecutor to notify the head of the prison in accordance with articles D. 77 and D. 158, the family court judge or the children's judge shall inform this magistrate of de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-11-2

The liability of the custodian referred to in article L. 214-11 may not be excluded or limited contractually. Any agreement to the contrary shall be null and void.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to insurance and reinsurance undertakings.

Article R322-11-3

Within two working days of receiving notification of a disposal or reduction in holding as referred to in Article R. 322-11-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall acknowledge re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Responsibilities

Article L4433-4-11

In order to ensure that they are consistent with the multiannual energy programme, the President of the Martinique Regional Council has the power to ensure consistency, enabling him to bring together…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other conditions of access and practice

Article R519-11-2

The intermediaries referred to in III of article R. 519-4 complete their level of knowledge and skills with twenty hours of professional training, the programme for which is defined by order of the Mi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other conditions of access and practice

Article R519-11-3

I.-Banking and payment services intermediaries within the meaning of Article L. 519-1 and their staff update their professional knowledge and skills, as part of ongoing training, through professional…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to insurance and reinsurance undertakings.

Article R322-11-2

I.-The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall acknowledge receipt in writing, within two business days of its receipt, of the notification of an acquisition or extension of shareholdin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L23-11-4

After the transfer, the resulting amount is paid, within a period of one month from the date of the transfer or, where applicable, from the date of receipt of a price supplement relating to this trans…

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