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Showing 5160 of 56672 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 18-1-2018 n° 15-27.525

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the presence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-18

Where the agreement between usufructuary and bare owner provides for decisions to be taken by a majority in number and in shares, the voting right attaching to the shares is divided equally between us…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 18: First aid.

Article R4534-152

Appropriate measures are taken to provide rapid first aid to a worker injured in the course of work.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: National police services

Article R15-18

The active departments of the national police within which officers and agents of the judicial police carry out their usual duties and whose jurisdiction covers the entire national territory are as fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 15: Trade union representatives

Article L2412-15

The fixed-term employment contract of a trade union representative may only be terminated before the end of its term, due to serious misconduct or unfitness certified by the occupational physician, or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Adult psychiatry

Article R6123-189

The transition from "child and adolescent psychiatry" care to "adult psychiatry" care is organised jointly and in advance between the two departments or holders concerned. A general protocol defining…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Adult psychiatry

Article R6123-187

It helps to organise the care pathway for people suffering from, or at risk of, mental health problems or loss of autonomy, in conjunction with general practitioners, the medico-social and social sect…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Adult psychiatry

Article R6123-186

The holder of the "adult psychiatry" authorisation treats adult patients.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Adult psychiatry

Article R6123-188

The authorisation holder organises access to skills in psychiatry for the elderly, geriatrics and neurology, depending on their clinical situation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Vigilance of the health products mentioned in 18° and 19° of Article L. 5311-1

Article R5232-18

When informed of an incident, the Director General of the Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé will arrange for it to be assessed. As part of this assessment, he will carry out…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1801

In the event of a conviction for infringement of the laws and regulations governing indirect taxation, if the person under investigation has never been the subject of an official report followed by a…

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