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Showing 39513960 of 41543 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 4-5-2011 n° 09-72.550

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for selecting health care organisations

Article R6113-57

I.-At the end of the call for applications procedure, the Agence technique de l'information sur l'hospitalisation will analyse the sample of establishments selected in application of article R. 6113-5…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1431-5

Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 1431-6, the situation of the director of the public establishment for cultural or environmental cooperation is governed by the following provisions. The di…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-5

Home detention with electronic surveillance may be ordered, ex officio or at the request of the person concerned, by the investigating judge or by the liberty and custody judge if the person under inv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Selection of donors.

Article R1221-5

Before the pre-donation interview, the candidate fills in a questionnaire, the form and content of which are defined by a decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médica…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Formalities

Article R521-5

The entry is made in a register kept by the competent registrar. This registrar shall be, as the case may be, the registrar of the commercial court, the registrar of the judicial court ruling on comme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation.

Article R1411-58

I.-The chairman and vice-chairman of the Haut Conseil de la santé publique and the chairman of a specialised commission or permanent technical committee receive a non-pensionable allowance, the amount…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Reimbursement of expenses

Article D2123-22-5

To be eligible for the financial assistance provided by article L. 2123-18-4, the elected representatives concerned must produce any document justifying the use of a universal employment-service vouch…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisation to practise for holders of training qualifications obtained in the province of Quebec

Article D4221-14-5

The Conseil national de l'ordre will forward the complete file, including the assessment report, together with its opinion, to the Minister for Health, who will decide on the application for authorisa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-44-1

The resolution college shall ensure compliance by the persons under its jurisdiction with the requirements set pursuant to Article L. 613-44 in coordination with the supervisory college. Where the res…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Storage receipts

Article R522-24-5

The pledge is retained for five years from the date of registration. Its effect ceases if the registration has not been renewed before the expiry of this period. In this case, the platform manager aut…

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