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Showing 23812390 of 35593 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 27-4-1982 n° 80-15.199

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration of companies operating a medical biology laboratory on the roll of the competent orders

Article R6223-4

The competent Bar Council shall decide on the application for registration, where applicable, under the conditions provided for in articles L. 4112-3 and L. 4112-4 or articles L. 4222-3 to L. 4222-5 a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article L123-45

…ntioned in 3° of article L. 123-36 : 1° The conditions set out in I et IV de l'article 19 de la loi n° 96-603 du 5 juillet 1996 relative au développement et à la promotion du commerce et de l'artisana…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-4

In the cases provided for in Articles L. 1132-4, L. 1134-4, L. 1144-3, L. 1152-3, L. 1153-4, L. 1235-3 and L. 1235-11, the court shall order the offending employer to reimburse to the organisations co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article L612-4

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution comprises a supervisory board, a resolution board and an Enforcement Committee.With the exception of sections 4 and 5 of Chapter III of this Title…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-4

A practitioner meeting the criteria mentioned in articles R. 2142-10 and R. 2142-11 practising within the centre mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 2141-3 will enquire about the personal a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Creation and content of the shared medical file

Article R1111-42

The shared medical file contains : 1° Data relating to the holder of the shared medical record: a) Data relating to the identity and identification of the holder ; b) Data relating to prevention, heal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Rubrique 4

…sibility for the absence of a written contract (CE, Sect. 8 February 2012, CCAS de Polaincourt, req N°340698). 4121. Written public contracts that do not refer to a set of general administrative claus…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-4

The company is formed subject to the condition precedent of its registration on the Roll of the Association.The application for registration of the "société d'exercice libéral" is presented collective…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2315-41

The company agreement defined in article L. 2313-2 sets out the procedures for setting up the health, safety and working conditions committee(s) in application of articles L. 2315-36 and L. 2315-37, b…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Performance of the credit agreement

Article L341-46

If the lender demands from the borrower or lessee or withholds from his account sums in excess of those he is authorised to demand or withhold pursuant to the provisions of articles L. 313-49, L. 313-…

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