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Showing 24312440 of 34663 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 4-4-1991 n° 89-17.151

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE COLLECTIVITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE COLLECTIVITY

Article D6343-4

The administrative court or the Conseil d'Etat may, if they grant the authorisation, make its effect subject to the prior deposit of the costs of the proceedings. In this case, they shall set the amou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Substances and preparations other than those mentioned in section 1 and subsections 3, 4 and 5.

Article R5132-44-1

When they are included in lists I or II, substances and preparations other than those mentioned in section 1 are subject to the provisions of articles R. 5132-1 to R. 5132-26.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article D1432-47

In all cases, decisions are taken by a majority of the votes of the members present or represented. In the event of a tie, the chairman has the casting vote.A quorum is reached when at least half of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4127-42

Subject to the provisions of article L. 1111-5, a doctor called upon to provide care to a minor must endeavour to inform his parents or legal representative and obtain their consent. If the minor is c…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2341-4

Purchasers may authorise an economic operator who is in a case of exclusion provided for in this section to participate in a contract for overriding reasons relating to the public interest.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L227-4

In the event of all the shares of a société par actions simplifiée being combined in a single hand, the provisions of Article 1844-5 of the Civil Code relating to judicial dissolution do not apply.

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

Article 421-11

The grant is paid to the author at the time of the award decision. If there is more than one author, payment is made to the authors according to the agreements between them.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Application of the provisions concerning the right to an interpreter

Article D594-4

Assistance by a foreign language or sign language interpreter may, where appropriate, be provided by means of telecommunication, in accordance with the provisions of the penultimate paragraph of Artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Zonal mobilisation plan

Article R3131-4

The Defence Zone Prefect exercises the powers provided for in article L. 3131-9 if justified by the nature of the health crisis, particularly in the event of an exceptional health situation.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article R4312-4

For the application of the provisions of

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