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Showing 891900 of 36276 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 5-9-2012 n° 11-23.209

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and terms of the contract

Article D6114-11

The contract determines for the signatory health centre, health centre, health cluster, coordination support system or specific regional system, taking into account their location in the health region…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rates for local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-11

At the end of the transitional period provided for in C of article L. 2333-16, the increase in the basic rate per square metre of a stand is limited to €5 compared with the previous year.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D5151-11

The rights acquired in respect of civic commitment are mobilised after use of the rights registered on the personal training account, subject to the provisions of 5° of II of article L. 6323-6.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Other provisions

Article R5126-113

For the application of 1° of Article L. 5126-5, an agreement is concluded between the establishment to which the in-house pharmacy belongs and the healthcare professional or the biologist responsible…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions relating to voluntary termination of pregnancy outside health establishments

Article R2212-11

I.-The doctor or midwife carrying out voluntary interruptions of pregnancy by medication, within the framework of the agreement mentioned in 1° of article R. 2212-9, provides proof of appropriate prof…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L224-11

Notwithstanding the third paragraph of Article L. 224-5, the policyholder may not irrevocably opt for the liquidation of his rights in the form of a life annuity before the maturity date mentioned in…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Preparations for the ballot

Article A713-9

I.-Where the 3rd paragraph of Article R. 713-21 is applied, the candidates or their proxies shall submit, no later than twenty-one days before the last day of the ballot, to the secretariat of the ele…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L716-11-1

In addition to the penalties provided for in articles L. 716-9 and L. 716-10, the court may order the total or partial, definitive or temporary closure, for a maximum period of five years, of the esta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition of committees

Article R2522-11

When the dispute concerns a branch of activity for which the departments of the ministers responsible for industry, public works and transport exercise, pursuant to a legislative provision, the functi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-11

Research involving the human person does not give rise to any direct or indirect financial compensation for the persons who take part in it, apart from the reimbursement of expenses incurred and, wher…

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