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Showing 311320 of 32840 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 31-5-2018 n° 17-16.944

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-31

Each company taking part in the cross-border merger shall submit to the registrar responsible for the supervision referred to in Article L. 236-43 a file containing, in addition to the certificate of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Multiple seizures

Article R3252-31

After the judge has verified the amount, in principal, interest and costs, of the new claim that is the subject of an intervention in an ongoing attachment, the court clerk notifies the debtor and the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: Committee of elected representatives of the Ile-de-France region (R).

Article R2531-31

The committee draws up its own rules of procedure. These are approved by the minister responsible for local authorities.The minister responsible for cities and the minister for the interior or their r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Interventional radiology activities

Article R6123-172

The holder of the authorisation for category D ensures, on a permanent basis, in conjunction with the emergency medical assistance service mentioned in article R. 6123-1, the diagnosis and treatment o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Interventional radiology activities

Article R6123-170

The holder of the authorisation for category A has a scanner and an ultrasound scanner on site. The holder of the authorisation for categories B and C has access to : 1° On-site access to a scanner an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Interventional radiology activities

Article R6123-171

The authorisation holder must ensure continuity of post-intervention care. For holders of authorisations issued under categories A, B and C, continuity may be ensured by agreement with another holder…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 311-86

The granting of aid, the principle of which has been accepted, is subject to the issue of authorisations. Prior authorisation is issued before the work is completed. It sets out the terms and conditio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1211-31

For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply 1° Incident: an accident or error related to activities involving the elements, products or derivatives mentioned in 1° of the I of ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Terms and conditions for redeeming electronic money

Article L133-31

As an exception to article L. 133-30, when the parties are bound by a contract that expressly provides for a term, they may agree to reimburse expenses only in the following cases:1° The request for r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Simplified extradition procedure

Article 696-31

When the decision of the Investigating Chamber grants the extradition of the person claimed and this decision is final, the Public Prosecutor shall notify the Minister of Justice, who shall inform the…

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