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Showing 701710 of 36276 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 5-9-2012 n° 11-23.209

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions specific to the modality: "external radiotherapy, brachytherapy".

Article D6124-133-11

The holder has an organisation enabling the radiotherapy team to: 1° Organise continuity of care on site for the patients it treats. This organisation may be pooled by agreement with another holder or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-11

Where, since the filing of the draft terms of merger with the clerk of the commercial court and until completion of the transaction, the acquiring company permanently holds all the shares representing…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Background files

Article 230-11

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat, issued after consultation with the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, shall lay down the terms and conditions for the application of this section.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-115

Any shareholder has the right, under the conditions and within the time limits determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, to obtain communication of:1° The annual financial statements and the list of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-11

I. - For the operations of each company mentioned in 1° of Article L. 310-1 and of each supplementary occupational pension fund mentioned in Article L. 381-1, in respect of insurance, capitalisation o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-11

In each establishment mentioned in article L. 3222-1 , a register is kept in which the following are transcribed or reproduced within twenty-four hours: 1° The surname, first names, profession, age an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Rules of good conduct

Article L341-11

Before making an offer relating to financial instruments, digital assets, a service on digital assets, an investment service or a related service, direct marketers shall enquire about the financial si…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions specific to the modality: "systemic drug treatments for cancer".

Article D6124-134-11

I.-Health establishments authorised for interventional medicine, surgery or radiology and holders of authorisations for medical care and rehabilitation or home hospitalisation, applying systemic cance…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-11

I. - The first group comprises the following two categories of cinemas:1° Category A: cinemas located in central municipalities with a population of 100,000 or more and in urban units with a populatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-11

The articles L. 624-11 to L. 624-18 do not apply to the lien or resolutory action of the seller of a business.

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